SHERMAN McANINCH

Shermen McAninch was born in Caledonia, Ringgold County, April 18, 1868. When he was twenty years of age he married Mary Jarred. To them came disappointment as their five sons died in infancy but they gave parental love to their two adopted daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Coon of Independence, Mo., and Mrs. Jennie Swigart of Corvallis, Oregon.

While still a young man, Mr. McAninch expressed his faith in the principles taught by the Master and was a charter member of the Ringgold Evangelical Church.

On November 7, 1923, four years after the death of his wife Mary, he married Mrs. Lillian Miller. Their sons Joseph Eugene, Charles Sherman, and Lester Leroy remain at home.

Mr. McAninch was among the many farmers suffering financial reverses during the depression and the strain of carrying on his work caused him physical distress. For fifteen years he has been an invalid and for the last nine years has been completely dependent upon his wife and children. They speak of the way he suffered and yet gave no complaint and of his forbearance though he was concerned for fear he would become a burden to them.

On the morning of April 24, 1944, he was relieved of his pain and freed from the bondage of a body which was tired and afflicted.

Among those who think of him today are his wife Lillian: his three sons Joseph, Charles, and Lester; four granddaughters, one of whom, Thelma Coon, is a student at Graceland College; two brothers, one twin, Sheridan McAninch of Hill City, Minnesota, and Enoch McAninch of Alliance, Nebraska; and six great-grandchildren.

Other relatives and many friends attest to his sincerity of spirit and calm demeanor in the face of life's problems which at times were heavy for him to bear.

The Lamoni Chronicle, Lamoni, Iowa, Thurs., 4 May 1944, p. 3