Cheryl L. (Miller) Dothager

Cheryl L. (Miller) Dothager, 54, of Greenville, Illinois, passed away on September 1, 2025, in her home, surrounded by loving family.

Cheryl was born October 6, 1970, the daughter of Garry Zimmerman and Joyce Jean (Daily) Miller.  She married Jerry Dean Dothager on December 30, 2005, in Greenville and was married for just shy of 15 years, until his passing on November 25, 2020.

Bond county was her lifetime home. She attended Sorento grade schools and graduated from Greenville High School in 1988. She was a home maker, a mother, a wife, grandmother, and friend. She was very family-oriented, she rarely missed a grandchild’s sporting event and was there for most life events.

Her happy place was the beach, any beach, and she enjoyed going there with her husband, Jerry.

She worked at the Best Western Hotel in housekeeping, Holzinger Real Estate as a receptionist, and lastly, as a secretary and customer service representative at DeMoulin Brothers and Company.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Jerry Dothager; father, Garry Miller; brother, Mark Miller; father-in-law, Harold Dothager; brother-in-law, Jerry Tomes; grandparents, Dorothy & Earl Daily and Ruth Miller.

Surviving Cheryl are her mother, Joyce Miller of Greenville, Illinois; children, Brooke Barnhart of Greenville, Illinois, Sean (Samantha) Dothager of O’Fallon, Illinois, Tyler Dothager of Overland, Missouri; grandchildren, Mia Mains of Greenville, Illinois, Liam Chapman of Greenville, Illinois, Peyton Barnhart of Greenville, Illinois, Brody Fusz of Overland, Missouri; sister, Sherrie Tomes of Greenville, Illinois; sister-in-law, Deb (Steve) Gruner of Pocahontas, Illinois; brother-in-law, Chuck Dothager of Greenville, Illinois; mother-in-law, Kay and Max Rench of Vandalia, Illinois; nieces and nephews, Jessica Schumacher, Joseph Dothager and Jimmy Dothager.

Burial: 3:00 pm., Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Noffsinger Cemetery.

Memorial Visitation: 4:00 – 6:00 pm., Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at Smith Grove Baptist Church, 949 Airport Ave., Greenville, IL 62246.

Memorial Service: to follow, at 6:00 pm.

The family asks all to, please, donate to the memorials in lieu of plants, flowers, and other gifts, as both were a great comfort to Cheryl’s spiritual and physical body.

Memorial contributions may be given at the church during the visitation and memorial service or mailed to: Bond County Hospice, 1520 S. 4^th St., Greenville, IL 62246 and/or the Smith Grove Baptist Church, 949 Airport Ave., Greenville, IL 62246.

The family has entrusted Assalley Funeral Home in Greenville with the arrangements.

Please visit www.assalleyfuneralhomes.com to share memories or offer condolences to the family.