Michael David Sherwood, 74, of Sumner, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at Wilbarger General Hospital in Vernon, Texas.
A celebration of life is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30th at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. Terry Paul Cunningham officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Michael, the son of Clifford Wayne Sherwood & Hattie Boehler Sherwood, was born April 22, 1952, in Fannin County, Texas. He graduated from Windom High School in 1972 and began working at Smith’s Grocery in Honey Grove. Michael was a cowboy and did ranch work beginning in 1973. He then worked at the horse plant in Ladonia until 1975, when he began a career with Earthgrains that spanned 35 years before his retirement. Always a cowboy, he continued to work part-time as a ranch worker during his years at Earthgrains. He was an avid hunter of turkey, deer, ducks and anything in season. He loved camping, fishing, being outdoors, and nature.
He was preceded in death by his father, Clifford Wayne Sherwood, and his wife, Nancy Sherwood on Dec. 8, 2025.
Survivors include his mother, Hattie Sherwood, two children, Shane Sherwood & wife Veronica and Michelle Gaither & husband Lonnie, two step-children, Bryan Banker & wife Shelly and Melissa Blout & husband Zachery, grandchildren, Cheyenne Taylor & husband Cody, Stormie Gaither & husband Casey Sneed, Dusti Gaither, Sydnie Sherwood, Kaiden Sherrwood, Hannah Lee & husband Unique, Havenn Banker, Ryan Box, and Allie Blount, three great grandchildren, and two brothers, Dan Sherwood & wife Silvana and Tony Sherwood & wife Cheryl along with a number of nieces & nephews and a host of friends.
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