SHADE, Sherman
Source: The obituary is from a collection of newspaper (paper names not recorded) obituaries saved, by Fauniel Hershberger, during the 1950's, 60's, 70's and 80's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
Note: died 3-11-1965
HILLSBORO -- Sherman Shade, 77, a life resident and farmer of this community, died Thursday morning in Culver Hospital at Crawfordsville, where he had been for the last month. He had been ill 3 1/2 months. Born near here March 24, 1887, he was a son of Madison and Sarah Gebhart Shade. He was married in Hillsboro Jan. 24, 1917 to Florence Wood, who died Oct. 15 last year. Mr. Shade was a member of the Hillsboro Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge 385 and Fern Chapter of OES, also of this community. Survivors include a son, Charles M. Shade of Hillsboro; a granddaughter, Miss Janie Shade of Hillsboro, and a sister, Mrs. Rosetta Gebhart of Franklin. Preceding Mr. Shade in death were a sister, Mrs. Myrtle DeAth, and brother, Marion Shade. Funeral rites are announced for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Crumley-Williams Funeral Home here, with Rev. Arthur Schenck, local Methodist pastor, officiating and interment in Rose Hill Cemetery here. Friends may call at the funeral home. --typed by Walt W