Sherrill Wayne Sessions

Graveside services for Sherrill Wayne Sessions, 78, of Sherman, will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 20, 2020 at Cedarlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Sessions was called to his heavenly home on Friday, March 13, 2020, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. Mr. Sessions was born January 24, 1942 in Galveston, Texas, to C.W. and Mary Odell (Molar) Sessions. Mr. Sessions grew up in Tyler, Texas, graduating from Robert E. Lee High School in 1960. He married Vickie Potts on August 18, 1961. Sherrill and Vickie lived in Tyler until four years ago, relocating to Sherman, Texas, to be closer to family. Sherrill had a life-long passion for the outdoors, sharing his love of fishing and hunting with his grandsons. Sherrill and Vickie ultimately lived on Lake Tyler, where Sherrill enjoyed fishing daily until his declining health prevented him from doing so. He loved sharing his hobbies and humor with others. As Sherrill began needing a cane for balance when walking, he turned it into a woodworking craft of making walking sticks. He gave away many of the carved sticks to others who needed assistance with balance. He was a former Shriner with the Sharon Shrine Temple of Tyler. Sherrill was a business owner in Tyler for many years and remained self-employed until his retirement. He was a member of Glenwood Church of Christ, Tyler, Texas, for over 60 years.
Mr. Sessions leaves behind his wife of 58 years, Vickie Sessions of Sherman, Tx; daughter, Karen Sessions of Sherman, Tx; daughter, Kelli Campbell and her husband, Bill Campbell, of McKinney, Tx; grandsons, Connor Campbell, Keegan Campbell, Knox Campbell; brother, Bruce Sessions of Clarksville, Tx; nephew, Jim Sessions.
A private family graveside service will be Friday, March 20, 2020, in Sherman, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home in Sherman. Condolences may be sent online at waldofuneralhome.com. A celebration of life service will be later this spring in Tyler, Texas. If desired, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, stjude.org/donate, with acknowledgments to sessionsstjude@gmail.com.