Arlette Sherwood, born Oct. 1 1920, celebrates her 100th birthday today. She has five children, 15 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren (with another on its way), and 10 great-great grandchildren. That’s 56 children in all. That’s blessed beyond measure! She has passed down a legacy of what a mother and grandmother should look like. A woman after God’s heart and a desire to live according to His Word, the Bible. She grew up during the depression in the small town of Oxford. As a teenager Arlette worked for The Corner Shop waitressing, where ice cream cones sold for five cents and she earned $8 per week. She married her high school sweetheart, Stan Sherwood Sr., and then moved to Elba, in 1946. Stan was the only physical education teacher and athletic director at Elba Central School retiring in 1980 after a 35 year career there. Arlette was known by her husband as his “little bride.”
Arlette worked in the office at Elba Central School doing payroll when computers were unheard of, everything was done using adding machines and paper. After working a short time for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, a farm service agency, she retired at the age of 62 from the VA hospital as a medical secretary. She was a woman with many abilities, and she did them well!
