Susanna Schuler Bowers

BOWERS, SCHULER, GORDON, DORSETT, WHITE, LACOCK LACOX, MCCLELLAND

Posted By: Marlene Skalberg (email)
Date: 4/12/2012 at 13:54:00

The death of Mrs. Susanna Schuler Bowers of Brooks vicinity occurred Tuesday morning, November 10, at 1:30 p.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Lacock of Villisca. A short funeral service was held at the Lacock residence Tuesday at 12 and was conducted by Elder C. H. Sweet and Elder S. H. Coleman. The body was taken to the home of her son, Harrison Bowers, residing on the old home farm near Brooks where the funeral was held Thursday at 11 o'clock conducted by Rev. W. C. McClelland. Interment was made in the Methodist Grove cemetery beside her husband who died in February, 23, 1909. Susanna Schuler was born December 19, 1827, in Davidson County, N. C. to John Schuyler and Jane Gordon, and was aged 86 years, 10 months and 14 days. She resided there until her marriage to George Bowers in 1844, in November. Eight children were born to them, six of whom are living. They are Mrs. Mary Dorsett of Schuyler County, Illinois, Mrs. Agnes White and Mrs. George Lacock residing near Villisca, J. H. Bowers residing near Nodaway, Mrs. Lyman Parcher residing at Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, and Harrison Bowers who resides on the old home place near Brooks, and with whom Mrs. Bowers had made her home for a number of years. In 1904 Mr. and Mrs. Bowers celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary pleasure few are permitted to enjoy. They came to this county back in 1806 and settled on the old place and where their children were born and reared to manhood and womanhood and where the husband and father died. Mrs. Bowers had gone to Villisca just a week preceding her death when she contracted pneumonia which resulted in her death. She was a good Christian woman, a kind neighbor and a grand mother and many will remember Mrs. Bowers with loving thoughts.
Adams County Free Press, Saturday, November 14, 1914, page 4