Obituary of Emerson E. Shrout ********************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 13:53:53 EST From: ********************************** 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.