Bud Sherrodd
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away December 24th, 2024. Thomas Euguene (Bud) Sherrodd was born June 17th, 1941 in Billings, Montana to Cletus and Marjorie Sherrodd. He was raised on the family farm on Fly Creek and attended elementary school in Pompeys Pillar and Jr High and High School in Glendive and Worden, graduating in 1959 in Worden.
The oldest of three sons, Bud was a dedicated Roy Rogers and Gene Autry fan often emulating his hero’s. He shared his love of horses with his Dad, along with country western music. Bud was a great horseman and cowboy and passed that love of animals on to his kids.
After graduation he worked for GMC and then went to work for Schultz and Lindsay Construction. He quickly became one of their best heavy equipment operators. He made lifelong friends and memories and had the best stories from those years.
Bud and his brother Bill went on to establish Sherrodd Trucking and then Sherrodd, Inc. Together they logged millions of miles hauling cattle, hay, and anything else. They started fencing along the Interstate and seeding, then progressed into heavy construction. Bud was an extremely accomplished welder and fabricator. He loved to design projects and see them come to life. There wasn’t much he couldn’t or would not do.
Bud eventually came back to the farm and started running cattle. He also started hauling feed out of Western Sugar and did this for over 25 years. He was so dedicated, he would often haul all day, sleep in the sleeper to catch a few hours of sleep before he started again.
When people asked Bud what his initials, T.E. stood for, he would joke ‘Tough Egg’ but this wasn’t an exaggeration by any means. He was the epitome of tough. He endured more hardships than most do, but he always found a way to succeed. One of Buds biggest complaints the last few years was that he couldn’t get out and work like he wanted to. There was absolutely no quit in him.
Morning coffee at home with neighbors and friends was at the top of his favorites, along with a biscuit and gravy breakfast while listening to the radio. He loved to visit on the phone. The hours Bud logged on the landline were limited by work, but when cell phones came out, he broke world records on minutes used. Bud was always making lifelong friends anywhere he went. If he didn’t know someone, he probably knew someone they knew and he knew them by the time he left them.
Bud loved to tell jokes and was a master storyteller. He would often be telling a story and get to laughing at his own story so hard he’d start crying. His life was so full of experiences that he had thousands of stories to tell, and everyone loved to hear them no matter how many times they’d heard them before.
Bud was as kind and generous as they come. He would help anyone that needed it without hesitation and never expected anything in return. His devotion to his family was unwavering, he loved them with everything he had. Everything he did was for his family and up until his last breath he was still planning ways to make things better for them.
Our void is vast, he was the rock of the family. We’d like to thank Dr. Ganz, who Bud thought very fondly of for his compassion and sense of humor. We’d also like to thank everyone at the DCI Clinic.
Bud is proceeded in death by his father Cletus, mother Marjorie, brother Bill, sister-in-law Linda and son Cletus. He leaves behind his loving wife Sam, his daughters Laurie, Shauna, and Sheyenne (Jason), brother Bob (Marge), numerous grandkids and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am Friday, January 3rd at Harvest Church 1235 W Wicks Lane, Billings. Reception to follow at Homesteader Hall in Huntley.
