Shellenberger, Vernon Edmond (1893-1944)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1944 Feb 17 p. 3

Birth date: 1893 Nov 5

text of obituary:

VERNON EDMOND SHELLENBERGER

Vernon Edmond Shellenberger, son of Amos and Alice (Gibboney) Shellenberger, was born Nov. 5, 1893, near Bradford, Ohio. At about two years of age he was placed in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Fortner at Dakota, Ill., to whom he was affectionately devoted.

He graduated from the Hesston Academy, Hesston, Kansas, in 1917.

On Feb. 4, 1920, Vernon was married to Grace Irene King of Hesston; they came to Wichita in 1921. His occupation was plumbing and he was a member of the Master Plumber's Association.

He served as deacon, superintendent of the Sunday School and church board member of the Woodland Mennonite Church until 1937. For the past five years he has been an active member of the First Church of the Nazarene, where he has served as superintendent of the Sunday School and church board member.

It was a great shock when the doctor told us in the early summer of 1942 that Vernon's troublesome head symptoms were caused by a deep seated cancerous growth in the head. From the very first we were given to understand that there seemed to be no hope for recovery from the human point of view. We lifted our hearts to God, claiming His healing power and he was anointed with oil in the name of the Lord. Prayer went up in his behalf from the many believing hearts and God granted us special favor in so far that the cancerous growth in the head was completely arrested by means of X-ray treatments. We are very grateful and trusted God for further help and healing.