Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Friday, November 7, 1919
Dies Suddenly - Mrs. Sarah Hower, in Apparently Good Health, Stricken Today - An Passes Away - At Home of Daughter, Mrs. F. H. Nichols - Was 86 Years of Age.
Mrs. Sarah Hower, one of the greatly beloved ladies of the city, stricken suddenly this afternoon with apoplexy, passed away at one o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. H. Nichols, on Tenth street , where she had been spending a few weeks. She had eaten her dinner and seemed in her usual good health and this afternoon at one o'clock was sitting in the kitchen with her daughter, talking, when she suddenly threw back her head and passed away, death coming wholly without warning.
Mrs. Hower was eighty-six years of age last October 11. She was one of the women whose ancestry was associated with the pioneer days of the county, building the foundation upon which the present prosperity of the community rests. Her maiden name was Sarah Archbold, and she is the last one of her father's family. A sister, Mrs. Rachel Mallonee, and a brother, Thomas Archbold, being late ones who have passed away.
She is survived by the following children: Ira, a minister in Des Moines, Iowa; Irvin, of Muskegon, Mich.; Alice Harkless, of Paulding, O; Dallas, Mrs. F. H. Nichols, Mrs. Dan Beery and Mrs. John T. Myers of this city.
She was a devoted Christian lady, a faithful member of the Methodist church.
The body was taken this afternoon to the home of the daughter, Mrs. John T. Myers, where she made her home the greater part of the time. At time of going to press, funeral arrangements had not been made.
Funeral of Sarah Hower
Date of funeral: 10 Nov 1919, 1:30 p.m.; place: M. E. church; interred: Decatur Cemetery
Date of death: 7 Nov 1919, at the home of Fred Nichols
Date of birth: 11 Oct 1833, Ohio; age: 86 yrs, 0 mn, 26 dy
Occupation: housekeeper; last residence: Decatur, IN
Husband's name: Martin Hower
Parents: Thomas Archbold b. Ohio; mother: unknown
D. E. Hower paid $473.00
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Sarah Hower
in the Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Sarah Hower
[Sarah Archbald]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 86
Marital status: Widowed
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1833
Birth Place: Ohio
Death Date: 7 Nov 1919
Death Place: Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA
Father: Thomas Archbald
Spouse: Martin Hower
Informant: John T. Myers; Decatur, Indiana
Burial: October [sic]10, 1919; Decatur Cemetery
Contributor: Karin King (47469179)
Dies Suddenly - Mrs. Sarah Hower, in Apparently Good Health, Stricken Today - An Passes Away - At Home of Daughter, Mrs. F. H. Nichols - Was 86 Years of Age.
Mrs. Sarah Hower, one of the greatly beloved ladies of the city, stricken suddenly this afternoon with apoplexy, passed away at one o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. H. Nichols, on Tenth street , where she had been spending a few weeks. She had eaten her dinner and seemed in her usual good health and this afternoon at one o'clock was sitting in the kitchen with her daughter, talking, when she suddenly threw back her head and passed away, death coming wholly without warning.
Mrs. Hower was eighty-six years of age last October 11. She was one of the women whose ancestry was associated with the pioneer days of the county, building the foundation upon which the present prosperity of the community rests. Her maiden name was Sarah Archbold, and she is the last one of her father's family. A sister, Mrs. Rachel Mallonee, and a brother, Thomas Archbold, being late ones who have passed away.
She is survived by the following children: Ira, a minister in Des Moines, Iowa; Irvin, of Muskegon, Mich.; Alice Harkless, of Paulding, O; Dallas, Mrs. F. H. Nichols, Mrs. Dan Beery and Mrs. John T. Myers of this city.
She was a devoted Christian lady, a faithful member of the Methodist church.
The body was taken this afternoon to the home of the daughter, Mrs. John T. Myers, where she made her home the greater part of the time. At time of going to press, funeral arrangements had not been made.
Funeral of Sarah Hower
Date of funeral: 10 Nov 1919, 1:30 p.m.; place: M. E. church; interred: Decatur Cemetery
Date of death: 7 Nov 1919, at the home of Fred Nichols
Date of birth: 11 Oct 1833, Ohio; age: 86 yrs, 0 mn, 26 dy
Occupation: housekeeper; last residence: Decatur, IN
Husband's name: Martin Hower
Parents: Thomas Archbold b. Ohio; mother: unknown
D. E. Hower paid $473.00
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Sarah Hower
in the Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Sarah Hower
[Sarah Archbald]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 86
Marital status: Widowed
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1833
Birth Place: Ohio
Death Date: 7 Nov 1919
Death Place: Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA
Father: Thomas Archbald
Spouse: Martin Hower
Informant: John T. Myers; Decatur, Indiana
Burial: October [sic]10, 1919; Decatur Cemetery
Contributor: Karin King (47469179)
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Friday, November 7, 1919
Dies Suddenly - Mrs. Sarah Hower, in Apparently Good Health, Stricken Today - An Passes Away - At Home of Daughter, Mrs. F. H. Nichols - Was 86 Years of Age.
Mrs. Sarah Hower, one of the greatly beloved ladies of the city, stricken suddenly this afternoon with apoplexy, passed away at one o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. H. Nichols, on Tenth street , where she had been spending a few weeks. She had eaten her dinner and seemed in her usual good health and this afternoon at one o'clock was sitting in the kitchen with her daughter, talking, when she suddenly threw back her head and passed away, death coming wholly without warning.
Mrs. Hower was eighty-six years of age last October 11. She was one of the women whose ancestry was associated with the pioneer days of the county, building the foundation upon which the present prosperity of the community rests. Her maiden name was Sarah Archbold, and she is the last one of her father's family. A sister, Mrs. Rachel Mallonee, and a brother, Thomas Archbold, being late ones who have passed away.
She is survived by the following children: Ira, a minister in Des Moines, Iowa; Irvin, of Muskegon, Mich.; Alice Harkless, of Paulding, O; Dallas, Mrs. F. H. Nichols, Mrs. Dan Beery and Mrs. John T. Myers of this city.
She was a devoted Christian lady, a faithful member of the Methodist church.
The body was taken this afternoon to the home of the daughter, Mrs. John T. Myers, where she made her home the greater part of the time. At time of going to press, funeral arrangements had not been made.
Funeral of Sarah Hower
Date of funeral: 10 Nov 1919, 1:30 p.m.; place: M. E. church; interred: Decatur Cemetery
Date of death: 7 Nov 1919, at the home of Fred Nichols
Date of birth: 11 Oct 1833, Ohio; age: 86 yrs, 0 mn, 26 dy
Occupation: housekeeper; last residence: Decatur, IN
Husband's name: Martin Hower
Parents: Thomas Archbold b. Ohio; mother: unknown
D. E. Hower paid $473.00
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Sarah Hower
in the Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Sarah Hower
[Sarah Archbald]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 86
Marital status: Widowed
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1833
Birth Place: Ohio
Death Date: 7 Nov 1919
Death Place: Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA
Father: Thomas Archbald
Spouse: Martin Hower
Informant: John T. Myers; Decatur, Indiana
Burial: October [sic]10, 1919; Decatur Cemetery
Contributor: Karin King (47469179)
Dies Suddenly - Mrs. Sarah Hower, in Apparently Good Health, Stricken Today - An Passes Away - At Home of Daughter, Mrs. F. H. Nichols - Was 86 Years of Age.
Mrs. Sarah Hower, one of the greatly beloved ladies of the city, stricken suddenly this afternoon with apoplexy, passed away at one o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. H. Nichols, on Tenth street , where she had been spending a few weeks. She had eaten her dinner and seemed in her usual good health and this afternoon at one o'clock was sitting in the kitchen with her daughter, talking, when she suddenly threw back her head and passed away, death coming wholly without warning.
Mrs. Hower was eighty-six years of age last October 11. She was one of the women whose ancestry was associated with the pioneer days of the county, building the foundation upon which the present prosperity of the community rests. Her maiden name was Sarah Archbold, and she is the last one of her father's family. A sister, Mrs. Rachel Mallonee, and a brother, Thomas Archbold, being late ones who have passed away.
She is survived by the following children: Ira, a minister in Des Moines, Iowa; Irvin, of Muskegon, Mich.; Alice Harkless, of Paulding, O; Dallas, Mrs. F. H. Nichols, Mrs. Dan Beery and Mrs. John T. Myers of this city.
She was a devoted Christian lady, a faithful member of the Methodist church.
The body was taken this afternoon to the home of the daughter, Mrs. John T. Myers, where she made her home the greater part of the time. At time of going to press, funeral arrangements had not been made.
Funeral of Sarah Hower
Date of funeral: 10 Nov 1919, 1:30 p.m.; place: M. E. church; interred: Decatur Cemetery
Date of death: 7 Nov 1919, at the home of Fred Nichols
Date of birth: 11 Oct 1833, Ohio; age: 86 yrs, 0 mn, 26 dy
Occupation: housekeeper; last residence: Decatur, IN
Husband's name: Martin Hower
Parents: Thomas Archbold b. Ohio; mother: unknown
D. E. Hower paid $473.00
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Sarah Hower
in the Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Sarah Hower
[Sarah Archbald]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 86
Marital status: Widowed
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1833
Birth Place: Ohio
Death Date: 7 Nov 1919
Death Place: Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA
Father: Thomas Archbald
Spouse: Martin Hower
Informant: John T. Myers; Decatur, Indiana
Burial: October [sic]10, 1919; Decatur Cemetery
Contributor: Karin King (47469179)
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