Sharon Alene Seward of Springfield died at 12:38 a.m. Monday, April 23, 2007, at St. John's Hospital.  Sharon worked as an executive secretary for the Illinois Department of Insurance until her retirement in 2004 after 41 years.  She is survived by two sons, William Brian (wife, Cindy) Deason of Auburn and Eric A. (wife, Bobbie) Deason of Petersubrg; five grandchildren, Ashley Seward, Erin Deason, Kacey Deason, Nathan Mitchell and Jessica Mitchell; two great grandchildren, Bailey Groves and Kali Prga; her mother, Florence Clymer of Sprinfield; three brothers, Paul Schaub, Dan Schaub and Jason Schaub; two sisters, Sandy Schaub and Alexis Montgomery; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.