Source: GREENWOOD GLEANER 3/27/1941

OBITUARY OF J. S. ANDREWS

James Sheldon Andrews, son of George C. and Lorinda Chamberlain Andrews, was born in Sterling, Ontario, Canada May 14, 1863 and died in Clark County Hospital at Owen, Wis. March 21, 1941 at rest after 13 years of unrest.

At the age of eight he came to Greenwood with his parents, where he has lived continuously with the exception of ten years spent in Minnesota and Idaho. He united with the M.E. church in early manhood and continued a faithful member as long as his health permitted. He was a charter member of the Greenwood Lodge No. 249 F. A.M. and was made an honorary member in 1933.
He was married Sept. 16, 1896 to Essyleth Cook of Greenwood. Mr. Andrews owned and operated a farm in Greenwood for many years. He sold the farm and purchased a residence in the city in 1919. Shell as he was known to his many friends was kind hearted, cheerful and generous, was a good citizen in every sense of the word.

He leaves to mourn his loss, his widow and three sisters, Mrs. Florence Hall and Miss Lillian Andrews of Chicago and Wlaworth, Wis. Mrs. Arthur Cadman of Fairchild, Wis and one niece, Mrs. L.D. Teter of Knoxville, Iowa.

Memorial services were conducted from the Stabnow Funeral Home Monday afternoon March 14, 1941, The Rev. Alex J. Abbott of the Methodist Church officiating. Interment was made in the Greenwood Cemetery.

The pallbearers were members of the Masonic Lodge, Chas. C. Hoehne, John Wuethrich, O. J. Amundson, Hastings Baird, Elmer Johnson and Donald Armstrong.

Those from away who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cactman of Fairchild Mrs. Florence Hall and Miss Lillian Andrews of Chicago and Warner Cook of Jamestown, N.D.