Mrs. Sarah Novis Belcher Harrison (1855-1935)

HARRISON, BELCHER, WHITE, HAGEN

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 3/2/2010 at 23:03:26

The Roland Record, Roland, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, September 4, 1935.

OBITUARY OF MRS. HARRISON

Mrs. Sarah Novis Belcher Harrison was born July 31, 1855, at Galesburg, Ill., and died August 26, 1935, at Blairsburg, at the age of 80 years and 26 days.

She was married to John Harrison at Philadelphia, Pa., March 16, 1879, who died 28 years ago. She lived in Illinois several years before she came to Iowa and settled at Traer. The last six years she has been living with her daughter at Blairsburg. She was a member of the Presbyterian church.

She is survived by four children, Dalla Harrison of Blairsburg, Mrs. Deliah White of Waterloo, Mrs. Sadie Hagen of Roland, and John Harrison of Garwin, also ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

The funeral was held last Wednesday at the Roland cemetery with Rev. H. E. Jacobson of Williams officiating. The pall bearers were Ole Olson, Earl Farrell, R. T. Holane and Orville Hagen. All of her children were present at the funeral with the exception of Mrs. White of Waterloo.