Earl Joseph "Joe" Sherwood, Jr.

Earl Joseph “Joe” Sherwood, Jr., age 74, of Argo Fay, Illinois died suddenly Saturday, August 18, 2007, at his home in Argo Fay, Illinois. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 22, 2007, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Thomson, Illinois. Father Dennis Atto of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna, will officiate. Burial will take place in the Fulton Cemetery, Fulton, Illinois with Full Military Rites accorded by the Savanna VFW. Friends may call from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson, Illinois, one hour prior to the service. A Memorial Fund has been established in Joe’s name. Joe was born August 6, 1933 in Clinton, Iowa, the son of Earl and Laura (Ducy) Sherwood, Sr.. He was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School, Clinton. Joe served active duty in the U.S. Military for four years and then as a Sergeant in the Army National Guard for twenty years. He was a member of the VFW Post #2223, Savanna.
Joe was a man of many interests and skills. He was an avid water skier and a former member of the Waverly Ski Club and the Bald Eagle Water Club, Clinton, until a near-fatal car accident ended his skiing activity. He attended the Clinton Academy of Beauty and Hair and worked a short time as a Beautician. Joe taught school in Clinton, worked at Clinton Bridge works and Warren Industries, Clinton. He also worked at Swiss Colony and the Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, Illinois. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, playing Yahtzee and cards, especially Cribbage.
Joe will be dearly missed by his loving wife, Lois, and an Uncle, Clayton Sherwood of Fulton. Although he had no children, he was a beloved step-father to Thomas Full of Florida, Sheryl Hines of Loves Park, Illinois, Mary Estey of Florida, Cathy Steder of Dixon, Illinois, Annette (Randy) Lucas of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, and both LeRoy and Marty Clayton of Savanna; and eight grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.
Preceding Joe in death are both parents and a younger brother, Charles M. Sherwood.