Gloria (Lester) Sherrow

Cremation has taken place for Gloria (Lester) Sherrow, 76, of Douglas. Mrs. Sherrow died Sept. 21, 2003. She was born Nov. 19, 1926, in Tulsa, Okla., to Myrtle and Roy Lester. She was raised and education in the Tulsa area, and graduated from Bosse High School in Evansville, Ind. She graduated as an RN in 1947 from St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa. On Sept. 3, 1946, she married Leonard J. “Jim” Sherrow in Arkansas City, Mo. The couple lived in France, Germany, Bermuda and Montana before settling in Douglas in 1987. During her work as an RN at Health Care Inc. of Tulsa, Mrs. Sherrow was proud to serve on the Age Task Force. She belonged to the Bermuda Chapter of Order of Eastern Star and was active in United Way of Converse County. She enjoyed crossword puzzles and reading. She took up barrel racing at 38 years old, and enjoyed every minute of it. Mrs. Sherrow is survived by her husband Jim Sherrow of Douglas; son Lynn Sherrow and his wife Julie of Oklahoma; daughters Rita Sherrow of Oklahoma and Cathy Sherrow of Kyle, Texas; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and daughter Linda Sherrow in 1957.