Judith "Sharon" Irwin Royer, 77, of DeQuincy, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at DeQuincy Memorial Hospital. She was born to her late parents, Layton and Barbara Irwin on February 6, 1943 in DeQuincy. She graduated as an RN from Charity Nursing School in New Orleans, and then went to work for Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Sharon then came to DeQuincy to work for her family's business, "Nichols". Afterwards, returning to her Nursing profession, went to work for DeQuincy Memorial Hospital where she eventually retired after 55 years of service in Healthcare in 2019.
She is survived by her children, Kimberly Goodman and husband Dean, and Darren Royer and wife Heather; daughter-in-law, Wendi; one brother, Rusty Irwin and wife Pam; two sisters, Sondra Stark and Colleen Pinder, all of DeQuincy; ten grandchildren, Candice, Stef, Claudia, Nyla, Mason, Kendal, Winston, Canyon, Josh, Jake; along with one great granddaughter, Maddie.
Sharon is preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Royer; along with her son, Steve Royer.
Services will be held at the DeQuincy United Methodist Church Gym in DeQuincy on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 1:00pm, with Bro. Bubba Blackburn and Rev. James Barrett officiating. Visitation will be at the DeQuincy United Methodist Church Gym on Monday, January 11, 2021, from 5:00pm until 8:00pm. Visitation will resume at the Church Gym on Tuesday, from 10:00am until the time of the service at 1:00pm. Burial will follow at Perkins Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the DeQuincy United Methodist Church, located at 301 E. Center Street, DeQuincy, LA, 70633.
Services entrusted to Jordan and Amanda Mothershed of Hixson-Snider Funeral Home in DeQuincy. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hixsonsnider.com.
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