Florence Keron Walker and Sidney Thomas Sherwin

SIDNEY THOMAS SHERWIN, son of EDITH DODSON and MELVIN ERNEST SHERWIN, was born July 2, 1919 in Raleigh, North Carolina,⁴⁵³² and died December 22, 1997.⁴⁵³² He is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.⁴⁵⁶

He married FLORENCE KERON WALKER on August 2, 1947 in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina.⁴⁶²⁸ She was born February 12, 1922 in Caswell County, North Carolina,⁹³³⁹ and died March 12, 2017 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.⁹³³⁹ She is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.⁴⁵⁶

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Children of FLORENCE KERON WALKER and SIDNEY THOMAS SHERWIN:

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2. Daughter

• Florence Keron Walker and Sidney Thomas Sherwin were members of the First United Methodist Church, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina. ⁹³³⁹

Daily Times-News, August 8, 1947⁴⁶²⁸

Miss Florence Keron Walker Has Church Wedding Saturday

Miss Florence Keron Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvie Currie Walker of this city, and Sindey Thomas Sherwin, son of Mrs. Herbert Allison Sherwin of Greensboro and the late Professor Melvin Ernest Sherwin, were united in marriage here Saturday afternoon, August 2,in the First Presbyterian Church. The bride's pastor, the Reverend Chester Alexander performed the ceremony at five o'clock, in a setting of palms, baskets of white gladioli and croft lilies, and cathedral tapers in seven-branched floor standards.

Wedding music, given by Miss Josephine McLauchlin, organist, and Mrs. Kestal Phillips, soprano, included the following selections: "Intermezzo" (Maseogni), "I Love Thee" (Grieg), "Ave Maria" (Schubert), "Because" (d'Hardelot), and the benedictional response, "O Perfect Love" (Barnby). The traditional marches were used for the processional and the recessional.

Escorted and given in marriage by her father, the bride was attended by a maid of honor, Miss Hazel Walker, her sister. The bridegroom's best man was William J. Cates of Greensboro, Herbert A. Sherwin, Jr., of Greensboro, brother of the bridegroom, and Ralph Gass of Greensboro and Winston-Salem, were ushers.

The bride wore an original design in white satin, which was fashioned with lace yoke outlined in satin ruffles, short puffed sleeves, fitted bodice, and bouffant skirt. Formal mitts in the same lace which trimmed the gown, and a fingertip veil falling from a coronet of orange blossoms completed her ensemble. She carried a nosegay of white roses and gardenias, showered with tuberoses and tied with white satin. Her only ornament was a string of pearls, gift of the bridegroom.

Miss Hazel Walker, her sister's maid of honor, was attired in a gown of nile green marquisette, with which she wore matching mitts and picture hat. Her flowers were mixed summer blossoms.

The bride's mother chose a street-length dress of black crepe, complemented with gardenias worn at her shoulder. Mrs. Sherwin was in an afternoon dress of rose crepe; and her flowers were gardinias, Mrs. W. D. Florence, aunt of the bride, who received wedding guests at the church, wore black crepe and Briarcliff roses.

Following the marriage service, Mr. and Mrs. Sherwin received their friends' at the church entrance, before leaving for a wedding trip to Niagara Falls, New York, and resorts in Canada. For traveling, the bride changed to a black faille suit, with which she wore black and white accessories and gardenias.

Mrs. Sherwin was graduated from Elon College where she was a member of Pi Kappa Tau sorority and Pi Gamma Mu, national social science fraternity. During the past four years, she has been a member of the Guilford Country and Burlington city schools faculties; and this fall, will teach in the Greensboro schools.

Mr. Sherwin attended North Carolina State College, Raleigh, served three and a half years in Europe with the Signal Corps and is now connected with the Sherwin Feed and Seed Company, Greensboro.

CAKE CUTTING

Following the wedding rehearsal Friday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C. Walker, parents of the prospective bride, entertained wedding personnel and family members at a cake cutting at their home on the Greensboro highway.

The bride's table in the dining room was centered with an arrangement of white flowers and greens, flanked by white candles; and appointed with a tiered cake, a crystal punch bowl, and compotes of bridal mints. Wedding cake and lime punch were served by Mesdames E. B. Huffines and Lester Owen, assisted by Misses Betty Florance and Mary Louise Huffine. Miss Lila Newman presided in the gift room at the bride's register.

News and Observer, March 14, 2017⁹³³⁹

Keron Walker Sherwin

February 12, 1922 - March 12, 2017

SALISBURY

Keron Walker Sherwin died peacefully surrounded by her family on March 12, 2017 at the age of 95 at the Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House in Salisbury, North Carolina.

The daughter of the late Harvey Currie Walker and Sallie Florance Walker, Keron was born in Caswell County on February 12, 1922. She gree up in Alamance County and graduated from Elon College High School and Elon College. She was married on August 2, 1947 to Sidney Thomas Sherwin. They celebrated their 50th anniversary shortly before his death in 1997.

Keron was a devoted elementary school teacher for 32 years, teaching fourth and fifth graders in Guilford County, Greensboro, Burlington, Spencer and East Spencer. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Salisbury where she and Sidney were longtime members of the Fellowship Sunday School. Following her retirement from teaching, Keron enjoyed volunteering as a member of the Rowan County Regional Medical Center Auxiliary Guild and served two terms as chairman of the Gift Shop Committee. She was named a life member of the Guild in 2011.

Keron loved gardening and tending to her flowers, reading and playing bridge. She was a member of the Amicitia Book Club and played bridge in six different bridge clubs. In earlier years, she enjoyed playing golf with the 9-hole group of the Country Club of Salisbury and she and Sidney enjoyed traveling together and attending family reunions. She always loved spending time with her friends and family and hosted many family dinners in her home. Until she experienced a sudden loss in eyesight at age 91, she lived at home, drove her car, did her own housework, and did almost all of her yardwork on her own.

Keron is survived by two daughters, Nancy Sherwin Rendleman and her husband Richard of Raleigh, and Judy Elaine Sherwin-Fife and her husband Todd of Salisbury. Also surviving are two grandchildren, Elizabeth Sawyer and her husband Robert, and Edward Rendleman, two great grandchildren, Matthew and Isabelle Sawyer, and four nieces. She was predeceased by her sisters, Hazel Fox and Sara Walker, and her brother, Cooper Walker.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 10:00 am at Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, NC, followed by the funeral at 11:00 am at Summersett Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Mark Conforti officiating. Burial will be in City Memorial Park.