Mr. William L. "Billy" Sherrill

August 2, 1942 - January 3, 2021

Graveside services for Mr. William L. "Billy" Sherrill, 78, will be held at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in the Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Dan Sullivan and the Rev. Cindy Rumsey will officiate. The family will briefly receive friends following the service due to the circumstances. Billy entered into rest on Sunday, January 3, 2021. Born in Hartsville, SC, he was a son of the late John Conrad Sherrill Sr. and Nellie Byrd Sherrill. Billy was a hard-working man and retired from Sonoco Products with over 30 years of dedicated service. He was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Hartsville Masonic Lodge #173, Omar Shrine, Red Fez, and the Jolly Jeepsters. Billy loved cooking and hanging out with the Byrdtown Gang on a regular basis. His cooking exploits carried him all around Darlington County. He also enjoyed gardening, farming, and collecting knives. Billy was a man of few words but many facial expressions and gestures including the famous hat twist. Surviving are his wife, Helen Sellers Sherrill of Hartsville, SC; sons, Bill Sherrill (Melissa) of Hartsville, SC, Jeff Sherrill (April) of Fountain Inn, SC; brother, Richard Sherrill of Garden City, SC; grandsons, Bryson Sherrill and Jacob Sherrill; sister-in-law, Dee Sherrill; special family member, Cindy Isgett; and his loving dog, BoBo. He was preceded in death by his brother, Conrad Sherrill and sister, Addie Booth. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 2236 Bethlehem Road, Hartsville, South Carolina, 29550. or The Shriners Hospital, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Processing Center, PO Box 863765,Orlando, FL 32886 or online at https://lovetotherescue.org/ Bill Sherrill, Bryson Sherrill, Jeff Sherrill, Jacob Sherrill, Rusty Booth, Tommy Chaplin, Fred Townsend, Johnnie Johnson, Anna Sherrill will serve as pallbearers. Billy Teal, Bobby Galloway, and BoBo Sherrill will serve as honorary pallbearers. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Directors are caring for the family.