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Miami-Dade,
Florida Obituaries
Published in
The Miami News on 22 June, 1985
CYRIL M. (RED) SHEROUSE
Cyril M. (Red) Sherouse 72, of Miami on June 21, 1985 following a brief
illiness. Came to Miami in 1937 from his native Ft. Myers,FL. He was
employed in aircraft & home decorations industries & for many
years was a Orange Bowl Scorekeeper. Survived by his loving wife of
48 years Mary Allen Sherouse, of Miami, daughter Carole Morris,of Orlando,
& by his son Mark Allen Sherouse of Dallas,TX; two grandchildren
and one brother Carolso M. Sherouse of CO. and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will held at the First Christian Church of North
Dade 175 NW 128th St.
Note:
Son Of John Mark Sherouse and Pearl Lillian Smith Sherouse
Birth: 9 MAY 1913 in Ft. Myers Lee Co., FL
Death: FEB 1985 in Dade Co., FL
Burial: Miami Dade Co., FL
Married: Mary Ann ALLEN
[Submitted
by Norita Shepherd Moss]
FORT MYERS NEWS-PRESS,
March 18, 1974
Kenneth Bertrand SHEROUSE
Miami - Kenneth B. Sherouse, longtime Miami traffic bureau chief for
The Associated Press, died Sunday of cancer following a brief illness.
He was 72. Sherouse, who had worked for The AP (Newspapers) for 32 years
retired in 1965 He was the son of L. M . Sherouse and Cornelia ( Nellie
) Smith . He was born in Reddick, Fla., and received his early technical
training with the Naval reserve. Sherouse was raised in Fort Myers and
attended local schools until he went on to receive special training
as a Morse code operator.
His brother, C. L. Sherouse is still a Fort Myers resident as are two
sisters, Mrs. Ila A. Jeffcoat and Mrs. Dorothy Obrecht.
After joining The AP as a Morse operator in 1929 in New Orleans, La
,Sherouse stayed with the organization until his retirement except for
3-1/2 years he served in the Army Air Corps where he
became a lieutenant colonel. He was awarded the bronze star for ingenuity
and technical skill in the
installation of electrical equipment. He was the Army operator on duty
who relayed first word of the dropping of the atom bomb over Hiroshima
back to officials in Washington. Besides duty in Miami and New Orleans,
Sherouse also worked in New York, Detroit and Columbus, S.C., He is
survived by two sons, Kenneth Sherouse Jr. and Keith Sherouse and one
daughter, Mrs. Edward Corlett III, all of
Miami. Sherouse also leaves another brother, R. L. Sherouse of Franklin,
N. C., and a sister, Miss Nellie Sherouse of Alexandria, La.
Note:
Birth: 1 JAN 1902 in Reddick Marion Co., FL
Death: 17 MAR 1974 in Miami Dade Co., FL
[Submitted
by Norita Shepherd Moss, mossnb1@earthlink.net]
Sarah Elizabeth
Cooksey Chamness
Newspaper: Marion Daily Republican,
Apr 27, 1926
Obit: MRS. CHAMNESS DIED
SUNDAY
Funeral for Aged County Resident Will be Conducted Here on Friday
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey
Chamness aged resident of Williamson County passed
away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nelia Simmons in Miami, Florida,
Sunday
Noon April 26, 1926 following an extended illness.
The deceased was born in Smith County, Tennessee on April 28, 1843 and
at the
time of her death was 82 years, 11 months and 28 days of age.
She was the daughter of Ephriam J. and ELizabeth (Phillips) Cooksey
and was
educated in the common schools of this county moving to Illinois with
her
parents in early childhood.
In November 1862 she was united in marriage to John Chamness and to
this union
fifteen children were born, five survive their mother, namely Mrs. Allen
Julia Suratt
of Chamness, Mrs. Joel (Lydia) Norris of Marion, Mrs. A.J. (Minnie)
Starrick of
Marion, E.M. Chamness of Miami, Florida and Mrs. Nelia Simmons of Miami.
Her husband preceded her in death. She is also survived by two brothers,
John A.
Cooksey of Marion who is 82 years old and Samuel M. cooksey of Carterville
Route
Four who is 70 years old. Two brothers, William Cooksey and Ephriam
Cooksey and
three sisters, Mary J. Hudgens, Martha Chamness and Delia Hudgens preceded
her
in death.
The body will arrive in Carbondale Thursday morning at 4:30 a.m. and
will be met
in Carbondale by the hearse from the E.T. Hudgens Funeral Home here.
The body
will be taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joel Norris at 306 South
Carbon
Street where it will remain in state until the funeral services which
will be
conducted Friday at 10 o'clock at the Crab Orchard Cemetery.
SHEROUSE, MARY ALLEN,
July 22, 1920-September 9,
2007
Published in The Miami Herald on 9/14/2007.
. Mary Allen Sherouse was born in Savannah, the daughter of Joseph and
Portia Allen. She was raised in Frost proof and Ft. Myers, and in 1936
married Cyril Mark Sherouse. of Ft. Myers The couple moved to Miami,
where they resided the next 47 years, were employed, and raised a family.
Mary was employed at Eastern Airlines, McCrory's, and later at Miami
Shores Realty, and attended First Christian Church. In 1985, Cyril passed
away, and she moved to Pembroke Pines. Greatly beloved by her family
and many friends, she is survived by her daughter Carole Sherouse Morris
and grand-daughter Alexis Cristina Morris of Weston and by her son Mark
Allen Sherouse of Missoula, MT and grand- daughters Rebecca Leigh Sherouse
of San Francisco and Rachel aura Sherouse of Washington, DC. A memorial
service will be held Saturday, September 15, 2PM, at Parkway Christian
Church, 1200 S. Flamingo Road, Davie, FL, 954-476-0020. Arrangements
with T.M. RALPH Funeral Home SAWGRASS/WESTON, 371 NW 136th Ave, Sunrise.
(954) 587-6888 www.tmralph.com To visit this Guest Book Online, go to
www.MiamiHerald.com/obituaries.
Contributed
by Norita Shepherd Moss
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