Glenn
Sherman Stephens
Montpelier Examiner, Thursday, 12 April
1934, page 1
Sorrow came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. John E Stephens early Friday morning, April 6, with the death of their little son, Glenn Sherman. Immediate cause of his death was intestinal obstruction. Glenn was 12 years of age, having been born on March 18, 1922. He was a student of the sixth grade of Washington school. He had always enjoyed exceptionally good health until the latter part of December, 1833, when he suffered considerably with rheumatism and on New Years Eve underwent an appendicitis operation.
Survivors left to mourn his departure are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E Stephens, two sisters, Mrs. Eugene C Nielson and Shirley Lou Stephens and six brothers; LaGrande, Earl, Dean, Charles, Sterling and Roger Stephens.
Impressive funeral services were held in the Montpelier Third ward chapel where Bishop S H Spenser presided. Following an organ prelude played by Miss Catherine Lewis the ward choir san "Sometime We'll Understand" opening prayer was offered by J H Holmes; a song a tribute to the deceased, was sung by the boys of the sixth grade of the Washington school. Remarks were made by Edward Grosjean and Sidney E Burgoyne. Mrs. S H Spencer and Mrs. William Clark sang a vocal duet, "One Fleeting Hour"; remarks were made by Silas L Wright, a vocal solo "O Dry Those Tears" was sung by Mrs. Edward Grosjean.
Bishop S H Spencer was the concluding speaker, after which the choir sang "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" and Bishop Louis Perkins pronounced the benediction. Members of the Deacon's quorum acted as pall bearers, and the many beautiful floral offerings were carried by the girls of the Washington school sixth grade. Interment was in the Montpelier cemetery where the grave was dedicated by James A Crane of Bennington.
The loss of this fine little boy is indeed a great sorrow to all the many relatives and friends in this community and they offer sincere sympathy to the bereaved family.