Background
Drerup, John William was born on May 22, 1922 in Brookfield, Missouri, United States. Son of Alphonse Lawrence and Mary (Killion) Drerup.
Drerup, John William was born on May 22, 1922 in Brookfield, Missouri, United States. Son of Alphonse Lawrence and Mary (Killion) Drerup.
Bachelor of Science, Murray State University, 1947. Postgrad, University South Dakota, 1943. Postgrad, Washington University Law School, 1946—1947.
Salesman Bay Bee Shoe Company, Inc., Dresden, Tennessee, 1949—1951, sales manager, vice president, 1951—1962, president, 1962—1978, chairman board, from 1978. President First Realty Company, from 1969. Partner Venture Investment Company.
Director First American Bank, Jackson and Union City, Delhi Cloth Mills Company. Served with signal corps United States Army, 1943-1946.
Member of American Legion, Shoe Travlers Association, United States Junior Chamber of Commerce (past national director), University Tennessee Development Council, Moose, Rotary.
Married Margaret Burrus, October 9, 1948. Children: Patricia, John William.