Friday, February 22, 2002 Marion, IN Chronicle Tribune Emerson E. Shrout Feb. 12, 1912 -- Feb. 19, 2002 Emerson E. Shrout, 90, 2452 W. Kem Road, died at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday in the Alterra Sterling House. He was born in Bath County, Ky. to the late William C. Sr. and Laura (Workman) Shrout and had lived most of his life in the Grant County area. He graduated from Akron High School. He married E. Fern (Colson) on Nov. 30, 1935. She survives. Mr. Shrout had worked for the Paranite, Jonesboro, and Essex Wire for 42 years, retiring from the control department in 1977. He was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church, the Moose Lodge, and the Marion-Grant County Senior Center. He loved to golf, bowl and fish for salmon in Michigan. Also surviving are a son, Larry (Pat), Renton, Wash.; a brother, William C. Jr. (Hilda), Clackamas, Ore.; a sister, Christine (Charles) Watkson, California; three grandchildren, Teresa Waldo and Major Michael and Tim Shrout; and four great-grandchildren, Cortney Shrout, Andrew, Abigail and Jacob Waldo. He also was preceded in death by three brothers, Forest, Adrian and the Rev. Irvin Shrout; and a sister, Verna Bammerlin. Services are at 2 p.m. Saturday in Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, Storey Chapel, 400 E. Main St., Gas City. Burial is in Grant Memorial Park cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.