Sarah Houser

HOUSER

Posted By: Alice Daniels (email)
Date: 4/5/2013 at 20:30:12

Semi Weekly Iowegian
March 1, 1917

Mrs. W. P. Houser Dead
Mrs. Sarah Houser, wife of W. P. Houser died Wednesday at the home 810 East State street, The funeral will be held Friday, burial at Mt. Ararat, they leaving the house at 1 o’clock and having services at the church at 1:30. She was 65 years old.
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Semi Weekly Iowegian
March 5, 1917

MRS. SARAH HOUSER DEATH
Funeral Held Today and Burial at Mt. Ararat
(From Friday's Daily) -
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Houser of 810 E. State street, who died at 9:30 Wednesday morning, is being held today. Short funeral services were held at the home and at 1:30 this afternoon, the funeral procession left for Mr. Ararat cemetery where interment will be made.
The Houser family has made Centerville its home for only about two years; having lived in the country in the Mt. Ararat vicinity previously.
Mrs. Houser has been ill for some little time, having had a stroke of paralysis some time back. About six months ago, it is understood that she fell and injured herself so that she was forced to take to her bed and recently she suffered another stroke which proved to be fatal, rupturing a blood vessel, it is reported.
Mrs. Houser had reached the age of 65 years, 2 months and 5 days at the time death overtook her. She had many friends in the city and the surrounding country who learn of her death with deep regret and, sympathize sincerely with the .relatives in their loss and sorrow. Mrs. Houser is survived by her husband and by several children, only a few of whom live in this vicinity.