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Sherman H. Corliss - 1992
Sherman
Henry, son of Albert Nathan and Lillian Mae Yale Corliss, was born near Tuttle,
in a sod house on the Republican River, on April 5, 1900, and departed this life
on March 17, 1992, at the Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital in Burlington. He
was united in marriage to Grace Messing on Dec. 20, 1924, at Belleville, Kan.
Grace passed away on April 8, 1974. To this union were born 10 children.
On Jan. 11, 1975, Sherman married his brother's widow,
Rubbie Delores Schmitt Corliss.
Sherman moved with his family to Hebron, Neb., in 1917.
He was a farmer and rancher from his early days, farming from 1924 to 1934 near
Hebron. In the spring of 1934 he moved his family back to the ranch on the
Republican River, northeast of Stratton, where he resided until his retirement.
In the Spring of 1935, he lost his crops, livestock and
fences in a flood that altered the course of the river, destroyed his fields,
and filled up the lakes and riverbed with sand. Through his perseverance and
hard work he transformed the ranch into a productive ranch again.
He was actively involved in the churches he attended,
served on the school board, the Federal Land Bank board, and was a member of the
Cattlemen's Association.
In his early years he attended church in the local
school in Colorado and the Christian Church in Hebron, Neb. He was a member of
the United Methodist Church in Bethune until its closing, when he became a
member of Hope United Church of Christ. After moving to Burlington, he joined
the First Christian Church of Burlington.
Funeral services were held on Friday, March 20, at 2
p.m. at the First Christian Church in Burlington, with Rev. Dwayne Davenport and
Rev. Ted Meter con4ucted the services. Hendricks Mortuary was in charge of
arrangements. Song selections, "Face to Face," and "These
Hands," were sung by the ; Hope Messengers, and "The Lord's
Prayer," was sung by Bob Hendricks, with Velda Adolf and Dorothy Isaac as
pianist and organist.
Surviving are his wife Rubbie of Grace Manor Care
Center of Burlington, and his children and sons and daughters-in-law - Betty and
Richard Guy of Bethune, Lowell and Virginia Corliss of Stratton, Lyal Corliss of
Crescent City, Calif., Mervin and Esther Corliss of Stratton, Albert and Arnella
Corliss of Yuma, Doris and Roy Henry of Joes, Lois Schafer of Burlington, Mary
and Clinton Hasenauer of Wallace, Neb., David and Betty Corliss of Stratton, and
Ruth and Richard Hampton of Westminster; stepson Raymond and Norma Corliss of
Arvada; 29 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren, and 3
step-great-grandchildren; 2 brothers and wives, Ralph and Marie Corliss of
Arizona City, Ariz., Edward and Ruth Corliss of Fort Morgan; 3 sisters, Myrna
Mack of Sun City, Ariz., Mary Miller of Marysville, Kan., and Pauline Williams
and Lawerance of Hebron, Neb.; 2 sisters-in-law, Mae Corliss of Geneva, Neb.,
and Lucille Corliss of Eustic, Fla., and a host of friends and relatives.
Preceding him in death were his first wife, Grace
Corliss, twin granddaughters, daughter-in-law Deloris Corliss, son-in-law Ralph
Henry, sister Luella Hitchcock, brothers Joe, Harold and Frank Corliss, and his
parents.
Casket bearers were grandsons Anthony Corliss,
Russell Corliss, Verlin Corliss, Ronald Henry, Todd Hasenauer and Theron
Hampton. Honorary casket bearers were grandsons Edwin Guy, Clifford Henry, Leroy
Henry, Melvin Henry, Russell Henry, Seth Hasenauer and Gerald Cody.
Interment was in Fairview Cemetery.
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