B. Sherrod of Lubbock, longtime chairman of the Abilene Christian University Board of Trustees, died at 5:20 p. m., Sept. 16, at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. He was 91. Graveside rites were held Sept. 18 at the City of Lubbock Cemetery. Born in Cleburne Aug. 6, 1893, Sherrod attended Gunter Bible College from 1904 to 1909. On Dec. 19, 1915, he married Ezzie Robinson of Ralls. They were married for almost 66 years before her death Aug. 27, 1981. Sherrod served as president of the Panhandle Hardware Dealers Association in 1927, president of the Lubbock Kiwanis Club in 1934 and Lieutenant Governor of Kiwanis International in 1937. Through a long and diversified career in business, he engaged successfully in farming, ranching, hardware, appliance and lumber businesses in Lubbock where he has lived most of his life. He also served as chairman of the board of the American Founders' Life Insurance Co. of Austin from its founding in 1954 until 1968. In 1960 the Sherrods moved to their ranch home in Buchanan Dam, and lived there for 20 years, returning to Lubbock in 1980. Sherrod served for many years as an elder of the Broadway Church of Christ in Lubbock. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Wildring B. Edwards and Mrs. LaWanda Murfee, both of Lubbock; six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. - Gospel Advocate October 18, 1984, page 635.
The influence of the Murfee and Sherrod families, bedrock members of early Lubbock, can still be seen in the areas of agriculture, business, religion, education and the arts. Murfee's first view of the Plains was when his buggy and wagons topped the Caprock in 1904. Sherrod's arrival on the South Plains was in 1914 at Old Emma in Crosby County. He would later establish himself as a hardware and appliance businessman in Lubbock. Murfee's daughter Mae devoted her life to education. In addition to teaching she served as county superintendent of education and was the only woman member of the committee established to bring Texas Tech to Lubbock. A city elementary school bears her name. Sherrod's daughter La Wanda married J. L. Murfee to join the two clans. She remains an accomplished artist with her works shown throughout the city.
The influence of the Murfee and Sherrod families, bedrock members of early Lubbock, can still be seen in the areas of agriculture, business, religion, education and the arts. Murfee's first view of the Plains was when his buggy and wagons topped the Caprock in 1904. Sherrod's arrival on the South Plains was in 1914 at Old Emma in Crosby County. He would later establish himself as a hardware and appliance businessman in Lubbock. Murfee's daughter Mae devoted her life to education. In addition to teaching she served as county superintendent of education and was the only woman member of the committee established to bring Texas Tech to Lubbock. A city elementary school bears her name. Sherrod's daughter La Wanda married J. L. Murfee to join the two clans. She remains an accomplished artist with her works shown throughout the city.
B. Sherrod of Lubbock, longtime chairman of the Abilene Christian University Board of Trustees, died at 5:20 p. m., Sept. 16, at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. He was 91. Graveside rites were held Sept. 18 at the City of Lubbock Cemetery. Born in Cleburne Aug. 6, 1893, Sherrod attended Gunter Bible College from 1904 to 1909. On Dec. 19, 1915, he married Ezzie Robinson of Ralls. They were married for almost 66 years before her death Aug. 27, 1981. Sherrod served as president of the Panhandle Hardware Dealers Association in 1927, president of the Lubbock Kiwanis Club in 1934 and Lieutenant Governor of Kiwanis International in 1937. Through a long and diversified career in business, he engaged successfully in farming, ranching, hardware, appliance and lumber businesses in Lubbock where he has lived most of his life. He also served as chairman of the board of the American Founders' Life Insurance Co. of Austin from its founding in 1954 until 1968. In 1960 the Sherrods moved to their ranch home in Buchanan Dam, and lived there for 20 years, returning to Lubbock in 1980. Sherrod served for many years as an elder of the Broadway Church of Christ in Lubbock. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Wildring B. Edwards and Mrs. LaWanda Murfee, both of Lubbock; six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. - Gospel Advocate October 18, 1984, page 635.
The influence of the Murfee and Sherrod families, bedrock members of early Lubbock, can still be seen in the areas of agriculture, business, religion, education and the arts. Murfee's first view of the Plains was when his buggy and wagons topped the Caprock in 1904. Sherrod's arrival on the South Plains was in 1914 at Old Emma in Crosby County. He would later establish himself as a hardware and appliance businessman in Lubbock. Murfee's daughter Mae devoted her life to education. In addition to teaching she served as county superintendent of education and was the only woman member of the committee established to bring Texas Tech to Lubbock. A city elementary school bears her name. Sherrod's daughter La Wanda married J. L. Murfee to join the two clans. She remains an accomplished artist with her works shown throughout the city.
The influence of the Murfee and Sherrod families, bedrock members of early Lubbock, can still be seen in the areas of agriculture, business, religion, education and the arts. Murfee's first view of the Plains was when his buggy and wagons topped the Caprock in 1904. Sherrod's arrival on the South Plains was in 1914 at Old Emma in Crosby County. He would later establish himself as a hardware and appliance businessman in Lubbock. Murfee's daughter Mae devoted her life to education. In addition to teaching she served as county superintendent of education and was the only woman member of the committee established to bring Texas Tech to Lubbock. A city elementary school bears her name. Sherrod's daughter La Wanda married J. L. Murfee to join the two clans. She remains an accomplished artist with her works shown throughout the city.
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