Sherrill McNeilly

Sherrill McNeilly obituary, Forest City, NC

Sherrill McNeilly

Sherrill McNeilly Obituary

Visit the Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services website to view the full obituary.

Sherrill McNeilly, age 71, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Sherrill was born Saturday, March 7, 1953 in Cleveland County to the late Hazel Andrew McNeilly and Dorothy Cook McNeilly. He was a truck driver for most of his life working for Stonecutter Mill, Truck Service, Houser Trucking and most recently for East West Trucking. Sherrill was known for his witty sense of humor and his ability to bring laughter into the lives of others. He was a muscle car enthusiast and was an avid NASCAR fan. Sherrill enjoyed watching the Pittsburgh Steelers and was of the Baptist faith. He will be forever remembered and dearly missed by all who loved him.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Nick McNeilly.

Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Ellen Smith (Brian) of Forest City; sons, Dustin McNeilly (Emily) of Rock Hill, SC and Jonathan McNeilly (Amy) of Duncan, SC; the mother of his children, Alica McNeilly Cantrell of Spartanburg, SC; his siblings, Shari Godfrey, Stuart McNeilly, Duane McNeilly, Diane Hill (Charles) and Tim McNeilly (Sherry); grandchildren, Kaley Smith, Megan Smith, Murphy McNeilly, Thatcher McNeilly, Wallis McNeilly, Meredith McNeilly, Mason McNeilly, Grace Bolt, Matthew Bolt and great-grandchildren, Saylor and Sutton Bolt.

A memorial service will be conducted at 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 6th at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Chad Sisk officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the funeral home.

 

 

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Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services

1251 US Highway 221A, Forest City, NC 28043

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