Pearl J. Espelund Sherrard, 98, of Sweet Home passed away peacefully at her home on Dec. 8, 2016 after a long, happy and purposeful life.
She was born April 9, 1918 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. to Charles A. and Beulah (Worden) Paddock, both also of New York state.
She came from generations of family that came to this country back in the early 1600s. Before she turned two years old she came, with her parents…