NEWKIRK - Emily Jeannette Sherrod, longtime Newkirk resident, died early Wednesday morning, Feb. 12, 1997, at her home in Newkirk. She was 89.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Newkirk First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Scott Mason officiating. Burial will follow in the Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service. Friends may call at the funeral home until 5 p.m. today and until 9 p.m. Friday, then the casket will be closed.
Emily Jeannette (Adams) Sherrod was born May 8, 1907 in Newkirk, the daughter of Charles Francis and Sarah Elizabeth (McNaughton) Adams. She grew up and attended schools in Newkirk, graduating from Newkirk High School in 1925.
On July 8, 1927, she was married to Virgil Sherrod in Arkansas and the couple resided in several areas in Oklahoma where her husband's newspaper work took them. She returned to Newkirk in 1942, where she has since resided. Mrs. Sherrod had been employed at the Kay County Court House for more than 25 years and later worked for the Kay County Federal Savings and Loan until her retirement in 1972. She was a member of the Newkirk First Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed growing flowers, working in her yard, reading, tennis, traveling, caring for needy cats and feeding birds.
Survivors include one son, Lt. Col., (Ret.) Jeredy Kim Sherrod of Fairfield, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Sandra) Cline and Juhree Vanderpool, both of Newkirk; three step-grandchildren; and two nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Donald Adams; one sister, Mrs. Raymond (Mildred Mc) Nietert.
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The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Newkirk First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Scott Mason officiating. Burial will follow in the Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service. Friends may call at the funeral home until 5 p.m. today and until 9 p.m. Friday, then the casket will be closed.
Emily Jeannette (Adams) Sherrod was born May 8, 1907 in Newkirk, the daughter of Charles Francis and Sarah Elizabeth (McNaughton) Adams. She grew up and attended schools in Newkirk, graduating from Newkirk High School in 1925.
On July 8, 1927, she was married to Virgil Sherrod in Arkansas and the couple resided in several areas in Oklahoma where her husband's newspaper work took them. She returned to Newkirk in 1942, where she has since resided. Mrs. Sherrod had been employed at the Kay County Court House for more than 25 years and later worked for the Kay County Federal Savings and Loan until her retirement in 1972. She was a member of the Newkirk First Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed growing flowers, working in her yard, reading, tennis, traveling, caring for needy cats and feeding birds.
Survivors include one son, Lt. Col., (Ret.) Jeredy Kim Sherrod of Fairfield, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Sandra) Cline and Juhree Vanderpool, both of Newkirk; three step-grandchildren; and two nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Donald Adams; one sister, Mrs. Raymond (Mildred Mc) Nietert.
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NEWKIRK - Emily Jeannette Sherrod, longtime Newkirk resident, died early Wednesday morning, Feb. 12, 1997, at her home in Newkirk. She was 89.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Newkirk First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Scott Mason officiating. Burial will follow in the Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service. Friends may call at the funeral home until 5 p.m. today and until 9 p.m. Friday, then the casket will be closed.
Emily Jeannette (Adams) Sherrod was born May 8, 1907 in Newkirk, the daughter of Charles Francis and Sarah Elizabeth (McNaughton) Adams. She grew up and attended schools in Newkirk, graduating from Newkirk High School in 1925.
On July 8, 1927, she was married to Virgil Sherrod in Arkansas and the couple resided in several areas in Oklahoma where her husband's newspaper work took them. She returned to Newkirk in 1942, where she has since resided. Mrs. Sherrod had been employed at the Kay County Court House for more than 25 years and later worked for the Kay County Federal Savings and Loan until her retirement in 1972. She was a member of the Newkirk First Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed growing flowers, working in her yard, reading, tennis, traveling, caring for needy cats and feeding birds.
Survivors include one son, Lt. Col., (Ret.) Jeredy Kim Sherrod of Fairfield, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Sandra) Cline and Juhree Vanderpool, both of Newkirk; three step-grandchildren; and two nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Donald Adams; one sister, Mrs. Raymond (Mildred Mc) Nietert.
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The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Newkirk First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Scott Mason officiating. Burial will follow in the Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service. Friends may call at the funeral home until 5 p.m. today and until 9 p.m. Friday, then the casket will be closed.
Emily Jeannette (Adams) Sherrod was born May 8, 1907 in Newkirk, the daughter of Charles Francis and Sarah Elizabeth (McNaughton) Adams. She grew up and attended schools in Newkirk, graduating from Newkirk High School in 1925.
On July 8, 1927, she was married to Virgil Sherrod in Arkansas and the couple resided in several areas in Oklahoma where her husband's newspaper work took them. She returned to Newkirk in 1942, where she has since resided. Mrs. Sherrod had been employed at the Kay County Court House for more than 25 years and later worked for the Kay County Federal Savings and Loan until her retirement in 1972. She was a member of the Newkirk First Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed growing flowers, working in her yard, reading, tennis, traveling, caring for needy cats and feeding birds.
Survivors include one son, Lt. Col., (Ret.) Jeredy Kim Sherrod of Fairfield, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Sandra) Cline and Juhree Vanderpool, both of Newkirk; three step-grandchildren; and two nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Donald Adams; one sister, Mrs. Raymond (Mildred Mc) Nietert.
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