Sharon Holyfield

Sharon Kay Holyfield, 58, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, at her home in Jackson.

Sharon was born July 10, 1964, in Brawley, California, to Thomas and Carolyn Elizabeth Ross Holyfield.

Her family returned to Sikeston, Missouri, in 1966, where she graduated from Sikeston High School and then attended Southeast Missouri State University. She studied graphic arts and was employed by Southeast Missouri State as a graphic artist until her retirement in 2015.

Sharon was a woman of strong faith, and was loved by her family and many friends. Her hobbies included her love for animals, dogs and horses in particular; crafts involving painting and photography; gardening and cooking; attending auctions and hunting for antiques; also fishing and travel.

Surviving are one son, Steven Miller, and his fiancee, Kelli Hoskins of Scott City; mother, Carolyn Holyfield of Bell City, Missouri; brother, Richard Holyfield of Bell City; close friend, Denise Dowling; a bonus daughter, Jessica Balzen of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; and her fur children and grand-dogs, Stella, China, Hailey, China Grace and Spud.

Her father, Thomas Holyfield, preceded her in death.

Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the funeral hour at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston. Interment will follow in Dogwood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to SEMO Pets, 2536 Boutin Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO 63801; or to Southeast Hospice, 10 Doctors' Park, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703.