Sherill was born in Timpson in 1918 to Irven and Vera Dorsey Bailey in 1918.  He was the olderst of three children.  His sisters were Willie Irene Bailey, Sarah Nell Bailey and Lavera Bailey.  Sherill excelled in sports and band in school.  He was offered two scholarships, one in football and the other in band.  He chose Baylor and football.  Perhaps his best sport was baseball.  He was a pilot during WWII.  After the war he came back to Timpson but decided to resume his military career.  He retired from the military in 1961 and went to work for Eakin Motor Company from which he retired in 1980.  Sherill and his wife Elisabeth Moses Baily had three children:  Tad, Patricia and Gail.  Sherill passed away in 1992.

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Corsicana Daily Sun
November 4, 1936
Sherill injured for Frosh game.

The Vernon Daily Record
September 14, 1937

Clipping from part of article
Sherrill maybe will start as sophomore center.

The Armarillo Globe-Times
September 29, 1937

Statesville Record & Landmark(Statesville, North Carolina)
June 3, 1941

Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)
March 20, 1942

Corsicana Daily Sun
Sept. 7, 1943
At this time Captain Bailey recieves the Oak Leaf Cluster.