ROUSH, Mrs. Elberta 1885-1973

ROUSH, NOEL, GOON

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Date: 11/6/2014 at 19:58:50

The Fairfield Ledger
Thursday, Dec. 20, 1973

Rites For Mrs. ROUSH

Funeral services for Mrs. Elberta ROUSH, 88, will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Weston Behner Funeral Home with the Rev. Donald L. Hickman officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.

Mrs. ROUSH died at 11:05 a.m. Wednesday at the Nelson Nursing Home following a lengthy illness.

Elberta ROUSH was born Aug. 8, 1885, in Lee County, the daughter of Morton and Sarah NOEL GOON. She was married Sept. 4, 1907, to Jonas L. ROUSH. He died June 28, 1969.

Mrs. ROUSH was a member of the Foursquare Church and had been a resident of the Fairfield Community for over 50 years.

She is survived by two sons, Melvin ROUSH, Sr., Fairfield, and George ROUSH, St. Charles, Ill.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters and brother.

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Admin. note: Buried in Lot Devotion B 37 - space 6; husband Jonas is beside her in space 5.