Raniesa Lea (Ryan) Sherrill was born August 25, 1968 in Richmond, MO, to Jack Ryan and Lana (Greer) Ryan. She passed away June 13, 2023 at the age of 54 at North Kansas City, MO Hospital after a short, but valiant battle with cancer.

A lifelong resident of Orrick, she worked at BMA and Transamerica as an insurance claims representative in Kansas City after graduating from Orrick High School in 1986 before Fibromyalgia forced her into permanent disability in 2005.

Her passion was her family and her church. She was a baptized follower of Christ. She loved to sing and was on the Praise Team at the First Baptist Church of Orrick and led Youth Bible Study and was always ready to be the music leader for Bible School year after year after year. Raniesa did not know a stranger and would talk to anyone and everyone within earshot. She was the queen of useless trivia information. She loved camping with her family and coaching soccer with her husband and watching her kids and grandkids compete in any sport they participated in and walking and chasing the moon.

Raniesa leaves behind her husband of 15 years, Paul Sherrill; three beautiful children, Kasara (Michael) Arnold, Kincayde Sherrill and Keit Sherrill; and three grandchildren, Lyric Arnold, Kenden Arnold and Layden Arnold; her mother, Lana Ryan; sister, Shawn (Scott) Wright; three nieces, Rachel (Josh) Brown, Cerin (Cody) Oliphant and McKenna Wright; along with multiple great nieces and nephews.

She was proceeded in death by her father, Jack Ryan, and grandparents, Nordy and Mary Greer.

Visitation will be Friday, June 23, 2023 at Gowing Funeral Home in Orrick, MO, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and Funeral will be Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Orrick Baptist Church at 11 a.m., with a reception following.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Orrick Baptist Church benevolence fund.