OBITUARY: Mrs. Viola Emerick Shearer, Jackson County, Oregon ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Corethers 24 Feb 2003 *************************************************************************** Medford (Oregon) Mail, Friday, 29 May 1903, p. 6 DEATH OF MRS. H. G. SHEARER The sudden death of Mrs. H. G. Shearer on Tuesday morning startled and shocked the many friends of the lady and indeed the whole community. Monday afternoon she was out shopping and seemed in good health and spirits. About 4 o'clock, however, she suffered from a partial paralytic stroke, the second attack of the kind - and was immediately removed to her home. In spite of all that medical skill and loving care could do she sank rapidly and at 12:30 Tuesday morning she passed away. She was born in Mahaska county, Iowa, on August 24th, 1857. Her maiden name was Viola Emerick, and on December 27th, 1874, she was united in marriage to Henry G. Shearer in Page county, Missouri. To them were born two children. The first, Ora Elmer, succumbed to a violent attack of croup when but slightly past 3 years of age, and the second, Rola Virgil, who still survives, being 22 years of age. The family left Page county, Iowa, and arrived in Oregon in 1894, locating in Medford, where Mr. Shearer has been engaged in draying until the present. Mrs. Shearer united with the Christian church about 14 years ago in Kansas, and has been ever since as devoted and faithful as her affliction would permit. The funeral, which was largely attended, occurred on Wednesday, at 3 p.m., from the family residence, which Rev. E. M. Patterson officiating. The surviving members of the family desire to express publicly their deep appreciation of the kind assistance of friends in this their hour of bereavement. The editor of The Mail sympathizes from the bottom of his heart for Mr. Shearer and his family in their affliction knowing himself the grief and loneliness that comes with the loss of a beloved companion.