Sawyer, Mrs. Rufus M. (Died 1891)

SAWYER, TOMLINSON, DIEHL, HENRICH

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 2/4/2008 at 18:59:34

LeMars Sentinel, Nov. 24, 1891

DIED.

SAWYER---At Scotland, S.D., at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. Diehl,
Saturday, Nov. 21, 1891, Mrs. Rufus M. Sawyer, aged 70 years.

Mrs. Sawyer had been living in this city with her daughter, Mrs. F.M.
Tomlinson, and had but recently gone to Scotland to visit her daughter. She
was taken sick there with pneumonia, and Mrs. Tomlinson received a telegram
and started Friday morning to her bedside.

Mrs. Sawyer was the wife of the first pastor of the Congregational church in
this city, and first came here about twenty years ago. She leaves five
children to mourn her loss, Mrs. F.M. Tomlinson; Mrs. H. Henrich, of
Crawford, Neb.; Mrs. Diehl, of Scotland, S.D.; Charles L. Sawyer, of
Billings, Montana; who is now in the city, and Silas Sawyer, of Billings,
who was unable to come at this time.

The body came in last evening on the train and the funeral takes place at 2
p.m. today at the Congregational church, Rev. J.E. Snowden conducting the
funeral services.