Ruth Ann Cassity
1881 - 1925 (44 years)-
Name Ruth Ann Cassity Birth 6 Mar 1881 Linn County, Missouri 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Death 6 Sep 1925 Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri [1, 2, 4] - Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1925/1925_00028141.PDF
Burial 9 Sep 1925 Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri [1, 2] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31679418/ruth-ann-sherk
Block 20, Lot 14, Site N6
Person ID I4473 Hedges Last Modified 18 Sep 2023
Father William M. "John William" Cassity, b. 11 Jan 1840, Kentucky d. 24 May 1917, Sugar Creek, Randolph County, Missouri (Age 77 years) Mother Frederica "Jennie" Fishback, b. 20 Oct 1850, Falmouth, Pendleton County, Kentucky d. 1 Jul 1916, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri (Age 65 years) Marriage 3 Jul 1866 Linn County, Missouri Family ID F1109 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John E. Sherk, b. Mar 1867, Illinois d. 15 Feb 1932, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (Age 64 years) Marriage 17 Apr 1888 Linn County, Missouri Children 1. Bertie Sherk, b. Dec 1891, Missouri 2. John Emery Sherk, b. 15 Mar 1903, Linn County, Missouri d. 13 Dec 1954 (Age 51 years)3. Wayne Harold Sherk, b. 26 Feb 1910, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri d. Mar 1976 (Age 66 years)Family ID F1967 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Nov 2021
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Birth - 6 Mar 1881 - Linn County, Missouri 
Marriage - 17 Apr 1888 - Linn County, Missouri 
Death - 6 Sep 1925 - Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri 
Burial - 9 Sep 1925 - Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Ruth, 44 yr 6 months, daughter of J.W. and Jennie (Fishback) Cassity, married John E. Sherk. Funeral services at Brookfield, attended by Mr and Mrs Joe Creason. (Missouri Death Certificate #26068. Informant: Rosco Cassity, Brookfield, MO) [2]
- Brookfield Woman Dies of Peritonitus
Mrs. Ruth Anne Sherk, 44 years old, of Brookfield, died shortly before noon Sunday at the Grim-Smith Hospital. Mrs. Sherk was brought here and underwent an operation for the removal of the appendix. The operation had been delayed too long, and as a result, peritonitis developed. The body was shipped back to Brookfield for burial yesterday.
Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News, Kirksville, Missouri. Tuesday, 8 September 1925.
[5] - Mrs. Ruth Anne Sherk, of Brookfield, 44 years old, died at the Grim Smith hospital Sunday following an operation for appendicitis. The operation had been delayed too long and peritonitis developed. The body was taken to Brookfield Monday for burial.
The Kirksville Graphic, Kirksville, Missouri. Friday, 11 September 1925.
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