Toni Jeannette Sheets
February 20, 1970 - November 10, 2022
Toni Sheets, 52, passed away peacefully at home, with her husband and her mom at her side, after an extraordinarily courageous 10 year battle against cancer.
Toni is survived by her husband of 25 years, Lawrence David Sheets, sons Gabe Dewitt Sheets of Belmont University, Nashville, TN, and Grayson David Sheets of the home, her mom, Elizabeth Tuttle, of Mount Sidney, VA, her brother, Wayne Puckett and wife, Penny, her niece and nephew, Lucia and Max of Tahoe City, CA. Her close friends, Bethany, Kelly, Joan and Karen. These and many more people whom Toni loved and who loved her in return mourn her loss and will never forget the fun, laughter, wisdom, support and encouragement she brought to their lives. Toni was a deeply devoted and loving wife and mom whose desire to be there for her family was of paramount importance. Her mom and her brother and his family were greatly loved and enjoyed as well. A delightful presence has gone from this world and the world of all who knew her is altered irrevocably by her loss.
Born in Eden, NC, a 1988 graduate of Morehead High School, Toni earned a Baccalaureate degree from James Madison University and a Masters from Shenandoah University.
Devoted to public school students, she taught at Monroeton Elementary in NC, Stuarts Draft and Clymore Elementary Schools in VA. After earning her Masters, she worked as Instructional Technology Resource Teacher and Assistive Technology Resource Teacher for Augusta County Schools in VA. For the past 11 years, she worked with Harrisonburg City (VA) Schools as Instructional Technology Resource Teacher, Technology Coordinator and served as Executive Director of Technology since 2014.
ARRANGEMENTS: Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church will be the venue for visitation on Saturday, November 19, beginning at 5 pm. (160 Mt. Pisgah Road, Mount Sidney, VA 24467}
MEMORIALS in Toni’s honor may be given to efforts close to her heart.
*Mercy Care Center, a school serving children in the Mathare Valley slums of Nairobi, Kenya where Toni visited in 2008 to help set up technology. Donations to provide food and education may be sent to
MCCF
PO 186
Forest, VA 24551
*Harrisonburg Education Foundation accepts donations to support the Backpack Coalition, which provides weekend food to HCPS children in need. Learn more and donate here:
https://www.harrisonburgeducationfoundation.com/backpack.html
The family is being served by Charlton and Groome Funeral Home and Crematory, Fishersville.
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