Sheri Lynne Acuff's Obituary
Sheri Lynne Acuff, 61 of Tontitown, AR passed away Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Naples, Italy while on a mission trip. She was born November 26,1963 in Luzon, Philippines to Arthur Gerald Stiles and Cassy (Duncan) Stiles.
Sheri was a teacher and reading interventionist at Shiloh Christian School in Springdale where her greatest desire was to help children read. She was a member of Cross Church Fayetteville and was a culinary volunteer for the University of Arkansas football team.
Sheri was a loving wife, devoted mother, and passionate educator. Her educational mission was helping children fall in love with reading. She recognized that if you could read and understand, all other education falls into place. She led by example, not by demand. She was also passionate about showing the love of Christ to others in her words and actions. She always had a smile and a kind word for those around her. Sheri was an also avid crafter and had a talent for creating. There very likely wasn’t anything she couldn’t pick up as a skill given enough time.
She is survived by her husband, Doug, four children, Forrest Acuff of Fayetteville, AR, Callie Acuff of Cincinnati, OH, Mattie Acuff of Springdale, AR, and Becca Acuff of Fayetteville, AR. She is also survived by a sister, Nicole Curry and husband Dennis of Ft. Smith, AR, Stepfather Bob Knox and wife Pat of Muldrow, OK, stepmother Cheryl Stiles of Fayetteville, AR, half-brother, Jerry Stiles and wife Luna of China, and niece, Stephanie Johnson-Graves and husband Wesley of Manassas, VA.
A visitation will be held on Thursday July 10th from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM in the student worship center at Cross Church in Fayetteville as well as from 10:00 AM until 10:45 AM on Friday, July 11th in the main sanctuary at Cross Church in Fayetteville with a Celebration of Life beginning at 11:00 AM. If you are unable to attend, you may watch the service at https://crosschurch.com/live
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund for Summer Camp Basilicata at https://isf.managedmissions.com/MyTrip/sheriacuff or the Shiloh Christian School Reading Lab by going to https://shilohsaints.factsmgtadmin.com/give/ and selecting “Elementary – General”.
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