Sharron Lee Dobbins of Burwell passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at CHI St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska with her family at her side at the age of 89.
Sharron Lee was born in Ainsworth, Nebraska to Charles F. and Virginia L. (Bump) White. She received her early education at Loup County School in Taylor and graduated from Burwell High School in 1954.
Sharron and James L. “Jim” Dobbins were united in marriage on May 31, 1954, at her parent’s ranch near Grand Island, Nebraska.
The couple settled in Burwell. While living in Burwell, Sharron worked at the Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School, Veterinary Clinic, United States Post Office, and Livestock Market. She was a member of the Calamus Trinity Methodist Church.
Sharron enjoyed having daily coffee with her coffee club girlfriends, attending grandchildren and great-grandchildren activities, and the joy of tending to her mandevillas every year. She also looked forward to visits with her family and friends, whom she dearly loved. Those visits-conversations will stay with us throughout our lives. Most of all, she loved living in Burwell.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Dave and Dawn Dobbins of Lexington, Randy and Mary Dobbins of Burwell, and Jeff and Janet Dobbins of Grand Island; nine grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; and one sister-in-law, Kay Dobbins of Greeley Colorado.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Jim.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:30 on Monday, October 20, 2025, at the Calamus Trinity Methodist Church. Inurnment will be in the Cottonwood Cemetery at Burwell, Nebraska. A time of greeting family and friends will be held on Sunday, October 19, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Still Waters Funeral Parlor. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Burwell Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department or the Burwell Public Schools Endowment Fund. Still Waters Funeral Parlor is assisting with the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.stillwatersfuneralparlor.com.
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