August 31, 1941 – April 11, 2026
Lea Ann Creager Bates, our beloved Mother, Sister, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother, passed away on April 11, 2026. She was born August 31, 1941 in Ogden, Utah to her loving parents, Lester & Alta Richins Creager. She was the third of four ...
— A Life of Creativity, Courage, and Love
Sherry was born in Brigham City and raised in Willard, where her first job was working at her grandmother’s fruit stand among the peach orchards. That early experience shaped her sense of beauty, hard work, and wonder, grounding a life defined ...