Sharon A. Wickham, 77, of Edwardsville, IL, passed peacefully at 11:29 a.m. Mon. October 20, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family while under hospice care.

She was born December 28, 1947 in Cary, NC to the late Nathaniel G. and Frances (Fowler) Williams III.

On Oct. 29, 1965, she and Larry Don Wickham were married in Portsmouth, VA.  He preceded her in death March 16, 2025.

Sharon worked at the City of Granite City ESDA/CIVIL Defense 1979-1989, then as a secretary at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville where she worked from 1991 until she retired in 2009.

She is survived by a daughter: Tammi (Bradley) Clark of Edwardsville; 4 grandchildren: Allison (Cody) Ojeda, Bailey Rideout, and Dylan and Danielle Clark; a great-grandchild: Landon Ojeda; a sister: Kathy (Darrell) Johnson of Portsmouth, VA; sister-in-law: Georgie Williams, and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her dad: David O. Williams Sr.; brothers: N.G. Williams IV, David O. Williams Jr., Roy A. Williams Sr., and Leonard Tex Williams; and sisters: Judi (Tom) Barnes, Nancy (Elwood) Young.

Memorial visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at Wojstrom Funeral Home & Crematory.  Burial will be private at a later date at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Siteman Cancer Center at www.siteman.wustl.edu/tribute.

Arrangements with online information and guestbook through Wojstrom Funeral Home & Crematory may be found at www.wojstrom.com.