Sherrill Drum

Sherrill E. Drum of Hot Springs Village died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at his home. He was born August 3, 1917 in Yawkey West Virginia, the oldest of three children of A. G. and Zella Drum. His father was a wildcat oil driller and the family moved constantly during Sherrill's youth to drilling camps throughout the West. He was an outstanding high-school athlete and held Wyoming state running records. During World War II, he trained as a pilot in the Army Air Corps, was stationed in Alaska as a weather specialist monitoring American Lend-Lease flights to Russia. After the War, he graduated from the University of Wyoming as a geologist. His career was spent searching for oil throughout the West and he retired after 43 years with the Ohio Oil Company (Marathon), the same company his father worked for. He moved to Hot Springs Village in the early 1980's. Sherrill was a keen follower of baseball, an avid golfer, a faithful fan of University of Wyoming teams and a generous donor to the school. He was a lifelong Presbyterian and a member of the Kirk in the Pines in Hot Springs Village, as well as a Mason and Shriner. Sherrill's life was devoted to Christian principals and to service of others; he was a caring man, full of curiosity and humor, and tirelessly dedicated to his friends and loved ones. Sherrill was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Anna-Margaret, his brother Robert and his sister, Lucille.

He is survived by his loving friend, Fauline Frazier of Hot Springs Village, his nephew Fred Richards of Stratford, CT, and his niece, Cheryl Sheldon of Arroyo Grande, CA.

Graveside services will be at 1:00 PM Friday, March 19, 2010 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Arkadelphia with Minister Phillip Keller officiating. Memorials may be made to the donor's favorite charity of choice.