Cheryl Ann Harrell, 68, entered the arms of her Lord and Savior, March 29, 2015, at Life Care Center of Andover, Andover, Kansas. The daughter of Wallace and Verdele Russell, she was born in Atchison, Kansas on December 14, 1946. She was a retired office manager for her husband''s optometry practice.

In August 1965, she married the love of her life, Jon. She worked with Jon in their offices in Larned and Great Bend, building his optometry practice until his death January 1, 2006.

A devout born again Christian, she was a member of the Fathers House Church in Hutchinson, Kansas, where she also served as an ordained deacon. She and Jon traveled frequently to work in the mission field, especially serving the Roca Blanca Mission Base in Oaxaca, Mexico. This was where they would spend their "vacations", living in huts, sleeping on the ground and sharing the word of God by providing eye care to the poorest of the poor.

Other survivors include 1 son, Jerome Harrell (Bonnie) of Wichita, Kansas; 1 daughter, Susan Aistrup (Paul) of Larned, Kansas; 2 sisters, Connie Blosser (Neal) of Newton, Kansas, and, Pat Lyon (Trent) of Park City, Kansas; 6 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and a daughter, Laura.

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 3:00 pm at The Father''s House, 1505 E. 20th, Hutchinson, Kansas. In lieu of flowers the family has set up a memorial fund with gifts being made to the Roca Blanca Mission Base, Oaxaca, Mexico and may be left in care of the funeral home.

Old Mission - Heritage Funeral Home, Hutchinson, Kansas is in charge of service arrangements.