Obituary

  Dorrence D. Shomo died Tuesday evening shortly after seven o'clock after an illness which had covered a period of four months and during which time he suffered repeated heart attacks of heart trouble. Funeral services were held from St. Patrick's Catholic church at 9:00 o'clock Thursday morning.
  Dorrence Dixon Shomo was born November 27, 1879 and died February 16 being at the time of his death 46 years, 2 months and 20 days old. He was born in New Sharon, Iowa was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Shomo. His father died in 1881 and shortly Dorrence suffered from an attack of spinal meningitis from which he never recovered entirely and grew to manhood physically handicapped by the effects of this disease. He was always ambitious and for the past fifteen years has sold daily papers and always covered his routes faithfully. Before coming to Corning he and his mother lived in Dubuque and later in Glenwood. The last three years have been spent in Corning.
  He is survived by his mother and an uncle, J. W. Dixon, who is his mothers brother and who lives in the home.
(Adams County Free Press, Friday, February 19, 1926)

Notes: New Sharon is in Mahaska County, Iowa.