Lester F. Sheffield's Obituary
Lester Sheffield Obituary
Lester F. Sheffield, 100, of Elyria, died June 7, 2015 while residing at Wesleyan Village. He was born October 27, 1914 in Pittsfield, Ohio, the youngest son of Fred and Lulu (nee: Pickworth) Sheffield. Lester was a 1932 graduate of Wellington High School (the oldest living alumnus at the time of his death) and a 1934 graduate of Oberlin School of Commerce. He was employed at Western Automatic Machine Screw/Stanadyne for 45 years from 1934 until his retirement in 1979. He lived in Pittsfield until 1939 when he married Arlene Campbell of Oberlin and moved to Elyria, remaining there the rest of his life. Les was a 76 year member of First United Methodist Church and a member of Elyria Senior Fellowship and the Stanadyne Retirement Group. He was also a member of Elyria Elks Club and Elyria Eagles Club where he especially enjoyed playing cards. Other interests included gardening, bowling, golf, square dancing and traveling with the Senior Fellowship Group.Les is survived by sons, Larry (Bobbie) Sheffield of Audubon, PA, Fred (Jeanette) Sheffield of Hiram, GA and Lee (Laurie) Sheffield of Elyria; daughters, Linda (Jack) Drage of Edenton, NC and LuAnne (Doug) Taylor of Zephyrhills, FL; 21 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Arlene in 1999; granddaughter, Jennifer Taylor, his parents and siblings, Alma Henson, Ruth Heiden and Henry, Mark and Earl Sheffield. Friends will be received Wednesday June 10, 2015 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Dicken Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 323 Middle Avenue, Elyria. A service will be Thursday June 11, 2015 at 11:30 AM in the Chapel of Wesleyan Village, 807 West Avenue, Elyria with Reverend Beth McKee officiating. Burial will be in Pittsfield East Cemetery, State Route 303, Pittsfield, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to Pittsfield Historical Society, c/o Ralph Hayes 18938 Pitts Road, Wellington, Ohio, 44090.
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