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Mary's Cemetery
Sherman, Texas |
Edward Joseph Sheffield 4 December 1928 - 21 January 2010
Betty Hanson Sheffield 1931 - no date
Edward J. Sheffield 4
December 1928 - 20 January 2010
The younger of two sons,
Edward was born to Solomon and Helen Dougherty Sheffield in Savannah, Georgia,
where he spent his youth. Ed passed away in Sherman, Texas following a lengthy
battle with Alzheimer's. He attended parochial schools and graduated from
Benedictine Military School in 1946. Ed entered the U.S. Navy in June of
1946 and served as an aircraft controller at a pilot training center in Rhode
Island. Upon being discharged from active duty, he entered Springhill College
in Mobile, Alabama where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. He married
Betty "Rusty" Hanson on 28 November 1953 in Little Flower Chapel in Mobile,
Alabama. They were blessed with seven children. An avid sports
enthusiast, Ed in his youth played and excelled in football, basketball and
baseball. He participated in school and city programs, eventually being elected
to the Softball Hall of Fame in Savannah, Georgia. During his tenure in
the U.S. Navy he continued to play basketball and baseball, and was on the
varsity teams in both sports at Springhill College. After graduation he joined
the Detroit Tigers professional baseball organization and played for their team
in Wausau, Wisconsin. After being recruited by a former teacher for
employment as a laboratory technician in the industrial field, Ed was employed
by a number of companies, including Ruberoid, Hunt Wesson, Swift, Lou Ana Foods,
Anderson Clayton, and finally Kraft Foods. His life of service took him from
coast to coast, from Savannah, Georgia, to Fullerton, California, as well as to
Louisiana and Illinois, and in 1980 to Sherman. In May 1993 he retired from
Kraft Foods as a Production Manager. In Ed's later years he enjoyed
bowling, tennis, and golf. A past member of Woodlawn men's golf association, his
passion for the "games" of golf was quite well known by the friends comprising
the Noon Game. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Chapter of St.
Mary's Catholic Church in Sherman, Knights of Columbus Council 631 in Savannah,
Georgia, and a lifetime member of Professional Baseball Players of
America. With the onset of Alzheimer's, Ed's lifestyle changed
dramatically, with the WNJ Medical Center's Time Out Program becoming his sole
remaining interest. He thoroughly enjoyed his Monday and Wednesday outings and
especially the caring, loving attention he received from volunteers as well as
staff. His family will be forever grateful for the special nurture he was given
by many caregivers at WNJ. Preceding Edward in death were his parents,
older brother and four of his seven children: Edward Joseph Jr., Michael
Herbert, Claire Angele, and Judith Anne. He is survived by his wife of 56
years Betty "Rusty" Hanson Sheffield; his daughter Regina Cecilia Sheffield and
son-in-law Tommy Dee Sexton of Sherman; two sons: David Henry of Sherman, and
James Patrick and wife Alice Stagg Sheffield of Lafayette, Louisiana. Included
among his survivors are granddaughters Kaitlyn Colleen Sheffield of Lafayette,
and Sydney Claire Sexton of Sherman, as well as his mother-in-law Frances Hanson
of Mobile Alabama. A rosary was recited by Deacon Albert
Miller, St. Mary's Catholic
Parish, Sherman, at Dannel Funeral Home. Mass of the
Christian Burial was celebrated by Reverend Jeremy Myers, pastor of St. Mary's
Catholic Parish, with Deacon Tomas Avila assisting. Obituary notices were published by the Sherman Herald Democrat newspaper on the 22nd and 24th of January 2010. CHILDREN OF EDWARD JOSEPH SHEFFIELD & BETTY HANSON
Claire Sheffield 1958 - 1982
Michael Sheffield 1955 - 1982
Claire and Michael were born in
Mobile, Alabama the children of Edward & Betty Rusty Sheffield. In January
1982, they both died in a mobile home fire in Santa Ana, California. They
were survived by their parents of Sherman, Texas; brothers, David Henry
Sheffield of Sherman, James Patrick Sheffield and Edward J. Sheffield Jr. both of Lafayette, Louisiana; and
sister Reginia Cecilia Sheffield of Sherman. Rosary was recited at Dannel
& Horton Funeral Home Chapel. Mass of Christian burial was celebrated
by Reverend John Fowler of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sherman.
Edward Joseph Sheffield, Jr 1954 - 1996
| Judith Anne Sheffield 1959 - 1978
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