Michael “Mike” Paul Sherman, Jr.

Michael “Mike” Paul Sherman, Jr., 54 of Cabool, passed away Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in the Houston House facility in Houston. Mike was born March 3, 1970, in the state of California, a son to the late Michael Paul and Rosette (Tamas) Sherman. Mike was a 1988 graduate of Houston High School and a 1989 graduate of the Universal Technical Institute for Automotive Mechanics/Automatic Transmissions and Auto Diesel Engines. Mike enjoyed fishing, hunting, canoeing and woodworking, especially cabinetry.
Mike is survived by, five sons, Andrew Sherman, of Springfield; Anthony Sherman, of Mountain Grove; Daniel (Paytra) Sherman, of Milwaukee, Wisc.; Kyle Sherman, of Detroit, Mich.; Nathan Sherman, of Willow Spring;s and one daughter, Hannah Sherman, of Willow Springs; two sisters, RayAnne Strubberg (Jeff), of Jefferson City, and Charnelle Carrigg, of Jefferson City; three brothers, Randy (Sheila Coffman) Churchill, of Glencoe, Ark.; Jim Ostrander, of Jefferson City; and Joseph Sherman, of Salem, Ark.; numerous grandchildren and his longtime partner Lindsey Mash, of Cabool. In addition to his parents, Mike was preceded in death by his stepmother, Carrollyn Sherman; a daughter, Monica Sherman; two sisters, Theresa Shockley and Lucinda “Lucy” Sherman; as well as other family and friends. A Celebration of Mike’s life will be held from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at The Houston Rural Fire Association, 115 W Walnut St. in Houston. Expression of sympathy may be made to the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Foundation (cjdfoundation.org) Arrangements are under the direction of Morton Chapel, Linn, (897-2214) www.mortonchapel.com