Watson “Sonny” Newberry Sherrod, Jr., 86, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in Tarboro. He was born on February 6, 1929 in Enfield,   to Watson and Ruth Wood Sherrod. He married May Holton in 1958 in Wilmington.
He is  survived by his wife May of Raleigh; daughters, May and husband Randy Reed of Farmville, Virginia, Llewellyn Sherrod of Groton, Massachusetts and son William and wife Kathryn of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina; four grandchildren.
A service was  held at the Church of the Advent  in Enfield on Saturday, March 7, 2015.  A private family graveside service   followed at Elmwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to The Dean E. Smith Opening Doors Fund, Office of University Development, P.O. Box 309, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514-0309 or www.giving.unc.edu or to Church of the Advent, Advent Historic Church Trust, c/o Dr. Elton Newbern, 4894 Thirteen Bridges Road, Enfield, North Carolina 27823.
Arrangements by Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremations Services, Rocky Mount.