Sandra F Byerly

Sandra F. (Schroeder) Byerly, 48, of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Monday, February 26, 2018 at Deaconess Hospital Gateway Campus. Sandy was a lifelong member of Zion United Church of Christ Lippe and a 1987 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School where she was active in FFA and the Posey County 4H. She was a 1992 graduate of Murray State University with a degree in animal science and she had studied agriculture at Vincennes University from 1987-1989. While attending Murray State, Sandy worked on a cattle farm. Sandy started working early in life at Burdette Park, then the Mesker Park Zoo and the Yukon Inn (now known as the St. Philip Inn). After her graduation from Murray State, Sandy began working at Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, CGB and Cargil. She also enjoyed working alongside her husband Bill on the family farm and riding alongside him in the semi hauling grain. Sandy’s greatest accomplishment and most fulfilling job was working as a homemaker, raising her three boys and being with Bill on the farm. She was a fan of Murray State basketball; enjoyed playing volleyball in the Zion church league, St. Philip church league and the Wesselman Park sand volleyball league and loved to play dodgeball with her boys and take them fishing. She was active as a Den Leader for Cub Scouts Pack 396 and as a volunteer at Marrs Elementary in the library. Sandy enjoyed vacationing and visiting her brother in Florida as well as her family vacations to the Smoky Mountains. Surviving Sandy are her husband of 11 years, Bill Byerly; three sons, Nathan (age 10), Jacob (age 9) and Chase (age 7) Byerly; her parents, Norman and Sharon (Hinderliter) Schroeder of Mt. Vernon; brothers, Rodney Schroeder of Orlando, FL and Richard Schroeder of Mt. Vernon. Sandy was preceded in death by a brother, Donnie Schroeder in 2001. Funeral services for Sandy will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Zion United Church of Christ, Rev. Jeff Long officiating. Burial will follow in the Zion UCC Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family from 2:00 until 8:00 P.M. on Friday and from 10:00 A.M. until service time on Saturday at Zion United Church of Christ Lippe, 9000 Copperline Road, Mt. Vernon, IN. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the doctors, nurses and entire staff of the Deaconess Gateway ICU for their kind and compassionate care of Sandy. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made for the benefit of Sandy’s children to the Byerly Brothers Education Fund. Condolences may be made online at www.pierrefuneralhome.com.

Sandra F Byerly

April 16, 1969 - February 26, 2018