Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-29
DEATH OF v. S. SHERLOCK
BURIAL AT REINERSVILLE

". S. Sherlock, chief clerk of the
Mansfield reformatory; lieutenant
in the World war; former teacher in
known throughout the state, died
Wednesday evening, Sept. 21, at
Great Lakes Naval hospital, Chi
cago. In the year 1924 he under
went an operation to remove an
obstruction of the exit of the stom-
ach, at which time an artificial op-
ening was made. About three
months ago the trouble returned
and at the hospital named he un
derwent an operation in June. 1t
was found that ~the opening had
about closed and a larger one was
made. He was seemingly on the
road to recovery, and was able to be
up, when he suffered a relapse, and
five weeks ago was near death, but
rallied somewhat. Everything in
medical skill was done to restore
his health, but of no avail. The
immediate cause of his death was
pulmonary abscess.
He first entered the Mansfield re-
formatOfy as teacher; and IN
1917 resigned to enter the World
war, with the rank of lieutenant, in
the adjutant general division. Re-
turning from the war, he was sales
man with the j. l. Holcomb Co.,
and in the year 1880 was selected
as chief clerk of Mansfield reforma
tory, which position he most capably
filled.
The following sketch was furnish
ed us for publications:
Vincent Sylvester Sherlock was
born Oct 5, 1882, on the home farm
in Center township, Morgan county,
near Hackney. He was the son of
John and Mary Sherlock. He taught
school for quite number of years
in Morgan county; the last school
taught was at Reinersville. He was
married to Miss Eta Smith of Rein
ersville, who died about year af-
ter their marriage. He then took
position as teacher in the Mansfield
reformatory, which position he fill
ed until the coming of the World
war, when he volunteered and serv-
ed as a lieutenant until the close Of
the war While at Camp Devens,
Mass, he was married to Miss
Blanche Roe of Mansfield, who died
about three months afterward.
After the war ended he worked as a
Boy Scout organizer for the govern
ment. He then became a travelling
salesman in Kentucky for several
years. In 1881 he was married TO
Miss Marjory Greizter of Louisville,
KY, who survives. In 1890 Mr..
Sherlock was appointed chief clerk
of the Mansfield reformatory, which
position he held until his death,
which occurred at the u. S. Naval
hospital, Great Lakes, Chicago, H.,
Wednesday, Sept. 21. He leaves
four brothers: James M. Sherlock
of Hackney; Thomas Sherlock OF
Sherlock, and one sister, Mrs. Alice
Hook, all of Hackney.
The body was brought to Mans
field, where services were held Sat
urday morning at ten o'clock, at
the residence of T. c.. Jenkins, su-
perintendent of the Ohio state re-
formatory. The services were un-
der the auspices of the knights Of
Columbus of which the deceased
was a member. On Sunday the
body was brought to the home of
the sister, Mrs. Alice Hook, of
Hackney On Monday at nine
o'clock the funeral was held at St
James Catholic church at Hackney, |
conducted by Father Preston of Me-
Connelsville. Interment was made |
in the cemetery at Reinersville, by
the American Legion Of McConnels- |
vile of which Mr.. Sherlock was a |
member. The large attendance of |
friends and neighbors at the fu-
neral attests the high esteem in
which he was held.
Supt T. C. Jenkins, also Mrs.
Jenkins, and their daughter Mrs |
JOS A. Wheeler Of New York City, |
and the deceased's widow Mrs. Mar |
jorie Sherlock, her mother Mrs. |
Grotzer, and brother and sister, ac-
companied the body to Hackney |
Sunday. Others from the reforma-
tory present at the funeral includ- !
ed BENZ. F. Owen, Chaplain w. X. |
Mackey, Mrs. Shields, L. B. McVicar,
Charles Fairy, and Ted Devlin John |
Waider of the state public welfare !
was also present.