SHEARMAN, Darwin R. (Sherm), 77, of Tiverton, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Somerset Ridge Center. He was the loving companion of Anne R. Estep. Born in Jamestown, NY, he was the son of the late William Winslow and Aurilla Baker Lanning Shearman.

Mr. Shearman owned and operated Shearman Oil Company until his retirement in 2002. He was a collector of antique farm engines. Sherm served four years in the Navy on the USS Beatty in the fifties. He was a member of the Cranberry Fly Wheelers Club.

Besides his companion, he leaves his three children, Scott R. Shearman of Portsmouth, Lynn A. DeCouto and her husband Tad of Easton, MA, and Karen P. Shearman of Portsmouth and five grandchildren, Laura and Kacey Shearman, Samantha Pridgen and Tyler and Abbey DeCouto. He was the brother of Grace Sisson of Frewsburg, NY, and Patricia McMillen of Sugar Grove, PA, W. Theodore Shearman of Binghamton, NY, Horace (Gwen) Shearman of Tucson, AZ, and Bruce (Kathleen) Shearman of Lakewood, NY. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Shearman and a sister, Coralyn E. Shearman.

His Funeral Service will be held Monday, March 2, 2015 at 11:00 am in POCASSET MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 462 Main Road, Tiverton. Burial will follow in Pocasset Hill Cemetery, Tiverton. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 3:00 – 6:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory to Southcoast VNA & Hospice will be appreciated. For online messages of condolence, kindly visit www.almeida-pocasset.com

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