Seventh Generation

4758. Glenna Laphine DRUM (private).

Mal Adrian SHERRILL, son of Hoke Smith SHERRILL and Julia Esther GUFFEY, was born on 9 March 1927 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He died on 20 December 2005 at the age of 78 in Abernethy Laurels, Newton, North Carolina. He was buried in Conover City Cemetery, Conover, Catawba, North Carolina. His obituary appeared as follows:²⁶⁷⁰ SHERRILL, Mal Adrian NEWTON - Mal Adrian Sherrill, 78, of Newton, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at Abernethy Laurels. Born March 9, 1927, in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Hoke Smith and Julia Esther Guffey Sherrill. He was the owner/operator of Mal’s Tire Service. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Conover and was active in the United Methodist Men’s Group. He was an avid fisherman and a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War II. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Cory Adrian Sherrill; and a son-in-law, John Mosteller. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Glenna Drum Sherrill of the home; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Deborah Cashion and husband, Jerry, of Hickory, Rhonda Williamson and husband, Wayne, of Charlotte and Mala Sherrill of Conover; seven grandchildren, Jeremy Cashion, Adrienne Cashion, Trey Abernathy, Ben Williamson, Stephen Williamson, Thomas Chambers and Melissa Brantner; five great-grandchildren, Sidney Cashion, Dakota Horton, Kalie Chambers, Dawson Chambers and Devon Chambers; and three brothers, Hal Sherrill of Mooresville, George Sherrill of Troutman and Max Sherrill of Catawba. A Service of Remembrance will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, 2005, at First United Methodist Church in Conover. The Revs. Mickey Moree and Dixon Adams will officiate. Burial will follow in Conover City Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Thursday, at Drum Funeral Home in Conover. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 235, Conover, N.C. 28613, or Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, N.C. 28658. The Sherrill family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home and Cremations in Conover.

Glenna Laphine DRUM and Mal Adrian SHERRILL had the following children:

6713	i.	Deborah Leigh SHERRILL (private).
6714	ii.	Rhonda Laphine SHERRILL (private).
6715	iii.	Mala Denise SHERRILL (private).
6716	iv.	Cory Adrian SHERRILL was born on 7 July 1964 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He died on 7 July 1964 at the age of 0 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.