John "Mike" Michael Sherwood

Mr. John "Mike" Michael Sherwood, age 71 of Murrayville, Georgia, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022. He was born on September 25, 1950 in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late John Sherwood and the late Grace Gravitt Sherwood. Mike was a long time member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Dahlonega, where he served as the Sunday School Superintendent and also taught Sunday School for 20+ years. He will be forever remembered as a great man of strong faith and solid values. Mike was always there to help people and had a strong foundation that his family and friends knew they could lean on. 

In addition to both parents, he is preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Alva Almand; and brother-in-law, Morris Pruett.

He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Patsy Hatcher Sherwood of Murrayville; children, Steven (Amy) Sherwood of Cumming, Joni Schoenbrun of Murrayville, and Jory (Carly) Sherwood of Gainesville; Siblings, Patricia Pruett of Dahlonega and Gloria (Marshall) Gazaway of Gainesville; and grandson, Alan Sherwood. Numerous nieces, nephews, friends and other relatives also survive. 

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Anderson-Underwood Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Bennett and Rev. Russell Burt officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, February 28, 2022 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. 

In lieu of flowers and in memory of Mike, take a loved one out to eat and spend some good quality time with them- just as he did every chance he had. 

To share a memory of Mr. Sherwood or a condolence with the family, visit andersonunderwood.com.

Anderson-Underwood Funeral Home, 2068 Hwy. 19 North, Dahlonega, GA 30533