Tampico Tornado: Thursday November 30, 1939

Obituary: A.A. Shere Taken by Death
Passed away early Friday morning after a long illness

Funeral services for Ambrose A. Shere were held Sunday afternoon at 9:00 in the Yorktown Church of Christ following a prayer service at the home in Yorktowat 1:30.

Rev. Harry Shiffer, Pastor of the Rock Falls Christian Church, conducted the service assisted by Rev. G.D. Lamb, pastor of the Tampico Chruch of Christ. Rev. Shiffer used as the texto of his message of comfort Paul's letter to Timothy.

The church was filled to capacity with sorrowing relatives, neighbors and friends and there were many beautiful flowers. Two favorite hymns, "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" were sung by Mrs. Ivan Exner and Mrs. Neil Glassburn. They were accompanied by Mrs. G. D. Lamb.

Burial was in the Yorktown cemetery with Clinton Brooks, Albert Anderson, Oscar Rasberg, John Sheldon, Louis Brown and Randolf Berge serving as pallbearers.

Among those from out of town attending the service were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Soliday, Mrs. Lottie Davies and Mrs. Roy Peterson, Prophetstown; Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Davies, Moline; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Landwair and Mrs. Emma Landwair, Rock Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Swanson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Swanson and son, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Anderson, Mrs. Celia Welmer and J. Burgeon, Geneseo; Mr. and Mrs. G.L. Blackert and son Larry, Omro, Wis.

Ambros A. Shere was born Sept. 1859, on the old Shere farm in Yorktown Township, Henry County. He was the youngest son of John Ellis and Maria Artlett Shere. He was married to Miss Linda Swanson of Geneseo on September 6, 1877. Five children were born to this union: Jesse L. on the home farm; John E. of Tampico and Mrs. George Blackert of Omro, Wis. One daughter, Mrs. D. J. Lewis and an infant son Ralph, preceded him in death. With the exception of four years in Tampico and two in Ogle County, he spent his entire life on the farm where he was born until 1918 when he moved to Yorktown where he passed away Nov. 24, 1939, at the age of 80 years, 2 months and 17 days. He is survived by his wife, two sons, one daughter, five grandsons, three granddaughters, a sister Mrs. Emma Landwair of Rock Falls, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.)