Obituary

J.D. Sherley, 74, of Tulia died Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, in Tulia. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel in Plainview with Tony DeLaCruz officiating. Burial will follow in Parklawn Memorial Gardens under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at Kornerstone Funeral Directors in Plainview. Mr. Sherley was born April 22, 1935, to William Isaac and Lona Estelle Sherley in Amherst, Texas. He grew up in Amherst and graduated high school there. He worked as a welder and owned J.D.'s Pipe & Supply Co. He was a very honest and hardworking man. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Mr. Sherley was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Freda Belle Sherley; and a sister, Billie Flatt. His survivors include his wife, Patsy Sherley of Tulia; four daughters, Sharon Wyatt of Plainview, Jan Ragland and husband Ronny of Lubbock, Marcia Sherley of Lubbock and Jerrivon Thomas and husband Tony of Plainview; one stepdaughter, Teresa Topper and husband Keith of Aiken; one stepson, Tony Hill of Amarillo; one brother, Mike Sherley of Dallas; seven grandchildren; two step-grandsons; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3411 73rd Street, Lubbock, TX 79423.