Annabel Paul (Evans) Sherwood, 91, of Ashaway, passed away at The Westerly Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2019.
Born in Atlantic City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late C. Wistar and Helen Evans.
She graduated Atlantic City High School and Scudder Collver School, New York City. She became the director of Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Madison County, New York, and was instrumental in acquiring the federal grant sponsored by Cornell University for the first rural RSVP in the United States.
She was an active elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia and Dunn’s Corner Community Church Presbyterian in Westerly, RI.
Among volunteer activities were the League of Women Voters and Garden Club in Cazenovia, 20 years of service as courier volunteer at The Westerly Hospital and docent at Babcock Smith House Museum in Westerly.
She is survived by a son, E. Corning Davis IV, daughter, Sally Davis D’Arcangelo, husband Vance; grandchildren, Gregory B. Davis, M.D. and wife Heather, Mitchell Davis, and Bridgette Annabel D’Arcangelo; and great-grandsons, Chase, Colt and Cage.
She was divorced from Joel Robinson Davis after 22 years of marriage. She is the widow of Robert Merriam Sherwood.
There are no visiting hours. Burial will be private. Gaffney-Dolan Funeral Home, 59 Spruce St., Westerly is in care of the arrangements. For online condolences please visit gaffneydolanfuneralhome.com
Contributions in Annabel’s memory may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Cazenovia, Dunn’s Corners Community Church Presbyterian and Babcock Smith House Museum, Westerly.
