MT. VERNON - Sharon Terrence Lancaster, 66, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 3:35 p.m. Saturday, March 26, 2011, at St. Mary Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with Mike Sheets officiating. Burial will follow at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery in St. Louis, Mo. Friends of the Sharon Terrence Lancaster family may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. For those who wish, memorials may be given to Furry Friends Animal Shelter in Memory of Sharon Terrence Lancaster and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home, where you may call 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfuneralhome1969.com for further information or to send online condolences.