FIFTH OPENING – The Sitka seine boats Hukilau and Rose Lee pump herring aboard this afternoon at the end of Deep Inlet during the fifth opening in the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery. The opening was being held in two locations beginning at 11 a.m. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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John C. Sherrod
Services for John C. Sherrod, who came to Sitka with the U.S. Forest Service in 1988 and stayed on to serve the community in many ways, passed away from cancer May 26, 2013, at his home in Sitka. He was 75.
A visitation will be held 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at Prewitt Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, June 3, at the Sitka Assembly of God Church, with Pastor Robert Hattle officiating. A luncheon will be served in the church fellowship hall.
A graveside service will be held Sunday, June 9, at 3 p.m. at Caledonia Presbyterian Cemetery in Knoxville, Tenn., with a reception following at Fourth United Presbyterian Church in Knoxville.
John was born in Knoxville, Tenn., ,June 13, 1937, the son of Alfred Glenn and Margaret (Cates) Sherrod.
He graduated from Robert Fulton High School in Knoxville in 1955. He attended the University of Tennessee and then received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Georgia in 1960, and a master of science degree from the University of Idaho in 1980.
He was married to Bobbie Carol (Barfield) Sherrod June 18, 1960, in Atlanta.
John was employed by the U.S. Forest Service for 43 years, beginning in 1957. He is a Lifetime Member of the Society of American Foresters (50 years service), and an awarded Fellow.
He served in the U.S. Army 1961-1963 and is a recognized ‘‘Atomic Veteran.’’
Since his youth, John was involved in the Boy Scouts of America. He was an Eagle Scout, and in 2012 he received the Silver Beaver, the highest award for a volunteer, in recognition of his contributions as an adult since 1955.
He was also an active member of the Presbyterian Church (an elder), Kiwanis, Rotary Club, American Legion, Sitka Chamber of Commerce Board, and was on the Sitka Assembly for five years.
John wished to be remembered in these ways: newspaper boy, brother, Eagle Scout, laborer, woodsman, adventurer, husband, soldier, forester, dad, scouter, manager, friend, patriot, poet, granddad, assemblyman, American.
“In one role or another, all well done,” his family said. “We knew and loved him, and will miss him very much. His wife and sons remember him best as a man of integrity, a man of the outdoors, and a man dedicated to his family and friends. His love of God, Scouting, Robert Service poetry, forestry and service to church and community were unique among his generation.”
He is survived by his wife Bobbie of Sitka; son Steven (LeeAnne) and grandchildren Andrew, Rory and McKenna of Waukesha, Wis.; son David (Staci) of Graham, Wash.; sister Charlotte Coppin (David), of Batavia, Ill.; sister-in-law Billie Sheffield of Marietta, Ga., and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins across the nation.
Pallbearers will be Carl Burgeson, Jim Russell, Jere Christner, HughBevan, Don Fisher and Gary Morrison.
In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged to the Camp Pellissippi Fund, Great Smoky Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America, Knoxville, Tenn., or the National Museum of the Forest Service History, Missoula Mont.
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