Jennie Marcellene (Southford) Shryock |
| Posted 2008-04-28 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Jennie Marcellene Southford Shryock passed away July 13, 2007. She was born March 28, 1920, in Charleston, S.C., to Elizabeth (Dolan and John Albert Southford. After graduating from Eastern High School in Baltimore in 1938, Jennie worked for the Navy department in Washington, D.C., where she was a member of the secretarial pool responsible for notifying the families of Pearl Harbor casualties. She then joined the U.S. Marine Corps and was stationed at Cherry Point, N.C., where she met Edward Charles Shryock. They were married on Oct. 14, 1944, in New Bern, N.C., and moved to Prescott, Ariz., in 1961. Jennie was a member of the Sacred Heart Parish in Prescott. She is survived by Edward, her husband of 62 years; sons, Gregory Shryock of Eugene, Ore., and Steven Shryock of New York, N.Y.; daughters, Barbara Clark, of Tempe, Ariz., Katherine (Michael) Hood, of Indiana, Penn., Rita Stricker, of Chino Valley, Ariz., Jane (Dennis) Halverso of Prescott Valley, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 18, at Sacred Heart Church in Prescott. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to Catholic Social Services of Yavapai County. Heritage Memory Mortuary assisted the family. Information provided by survivors. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heritage Memory Mortuary, Prescott, Arizona Jennie Marcellene Southford Shryock. passed away July 13, 2007. She was born March 28, 1920 in Charleston, South Carolina to Elizabeth (Dolan) Albert Southford. After graduating from Eastern High School in Baltimore, Maryland in 1938, Jennie worked for the Navy department in Washington, D.C., where she was a member of the Pearl Harbor casualties. She then joined the U.S. Marines Corps and was stationed at Cherry Point, North Carolina, where she met Edward Charles Shryock. They were married on October 14, 1944 in New Bern, North Carolina, and moved to Prescott in 1961. Jennie was a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Prescott. She is survived by Edward, her husband for 62 years, sons Grogory Shryock of Eugene, Oregon and Steven Shryock of New York, New York. daughters Barbara Clark of Tempe, Katherine (Michael) Hood of Indiana, Pennsylvania, Rita Stricker of Chino Valley, Az. and Jane(Dennis) Halverson of Prescott Valley, eleven grandchildren, great- grand children, one great-great grandchild. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 18, at Sacred Heart Church in Prescott. In Leiu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Catholic Social Services of Yavapai (County). See Also: Find A Grave |
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