The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, November 26, 1908 And is it so? "A little while," And then the life undying, The light of God's unclouded smile, The singing for the sighing? "A little while!" -- O glorious word, Sweet solace of our sorrow; And then "forever with the Lord," The everlasting morrow! -- Anon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SHERMAN B. SHEPHERD was born in Monroe County, April 3, 1865, and died at Clarinda, Nov. 19, 1908, aged 43 years, 7 months and 16 days. Up to the time of his removal to Clarinda he made his home in Monroe, Lucas and Clarke Counties. When but a boy he gave his heart to God and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Melrose. He lived a sincere, earnest Christian, always doing the right as far as was possible for him to do so. He leaves to mourn his loss a father and three sisters, three sisters, a mother and one brother having preceded him to the better country. In their loss they are comforted by other members of the family who are with them. The funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Russell, Sunday, Nov. 22nd, at 11 a.m., conducted by the Pastor, D.J. Shenton, and the interment was in the Russell Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert April 15, 2005 iggy29@rnetinc.net