Penny Louise O'Hara Sherman, Oct 8, 2008
11-10-2008Eureka Springs
Penny Louise O'Hara Sherman, 53, of Eureka Springs, surviving spouse of United Methodist pastor Joseph Morrow Sherman, died Oct. 8, 2008, at Eureka Springs. She was born Aug. 26, 1954, at Great Lakes Naval Station to Donald E. Francisco Jr. and Barbara Ott Francisco.
She was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp, serving during the Vietnam era. She was united in marriage to Joseph Morrow Sherman on Feb. 7, 1996. He died July 31 2004.
Survivors include her mother, Barbara M. Maple of Rogers; her father, Donald E. Francisco Jr. of Stewart, Fla.; one son, Houston O'Hara, serving with the Marine Corps; one daughter, Tara O'Hara of Rogers; her siblings, Don Francisco of Aurora, Mo., Barbara Lynn of Rogers, David Francisco of Boca Raton, Fla., and Jo Crandall of Eureka Springs; three stepsons, Wesley Sherman of Conway, Timothy Sherman and Stephen Sherman, both of Fayetteville; and one grandchild.
A memorial service was held Oct. 25 at First UMC, Eureka Springs, with burial at Eureka Springs Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Nature Conservancy at (501) 663-6699 or the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 4002018, Des Moines, Iowa 50340-2018.
