Sarah Jane Bills 1866-1950

BILLS, FRENCH, PAULSEN, BENDER

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Date: 12/26/2021 at 08:10:51

June 29, 1950 -The Anamosa Journal

WYOMING - Funeral service for Sarah Jane Bills, 83, who died June 24 at Flint, Mich., was held from Presbyterian church, Wyoming Monday afternoon with Rev. F. E. Somerville officiating. Burial was in Antioch cemetery.

Sarah Jane Bills was born Aug. 9, 1866 on a farm near Canton, the daughter of Joseph and Grace Beever French and died at the home of her son, Dillman, following a three day illness.

On Jan. 16, 1894, she was married to Fred A. Bills. They made their home near Springville for eight years, then moved to a farm in Jackson township near Anamosa where they lived for 13 years.

Following this they lived near City Point, Wisc. for a few years but returned to Iowa because of Mrs. Bills' health, making their home in Wyoming until his death on July 13, 1926. Since then Mrs. Bills has made her home in Flint, Mich.

Early in life Mrs. Bills became a member of the United Presbyterian church. Later she united with the Presbyterian church, maintaining her membership in the Wyoming church.

Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. Raeburn Paulson, Flint, Mich.; three sons, S. C. Bills, Fox Lake, Ill.; Dillman F., Flint, Mich. and Edwin C., City Point, Wisc. A daughter, Ruth, died in January 1949. Other survivors are a sister-in-law, Mrs. Newton French, and a brother-in-law, J. J. Bender, both of Wyoming; 17 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Hymns selected by Mrs. Bills were sung at the service by Mrs. Robert Alden and Mary Jane Alden. In charge of the flowers were Mrs. Howard Demoss, Mrs. Lester French and Mrs. J. L. McDonald. Casket bearers were Ernest Demoss, Howard Demoss, Will French, Myron French, Dale French and Lester French.