Mrs. Laura Alice Goehring (1859-1942)

GOEHRING, SWANSON, BONWELL, HARKER

Posted By: John Davis (email)
Date: 11/30/2019 at 23:16:44

Obit posted in Ottumwa Courier December 12, 1942
Mrs. Laura Goehring Dies; 83 Years Old
photo posted with obit
Mrs. Laura Alice Goehring a resident of Ottumwa since 1879 and the oldest living member of the First Baptist church here, died at 10:20 a.m. today at the home of her daughter Mrs. O. W. Swanson, of 223 North Marion street. Mrs. Goehring was born November 29, 1859 near Columbus, Indiana the daughter of Michael and Agnes Bonwell. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Ina Swanson, and one son Harry Harker, both of Ottumwa. In 1879, she was married to Alonzo Harker, who died in 1891. She was married to Lewis Goehring in 1896 and he preceded her in death in 1925. Besides her membership in the First Baptist church she was a member of Chapter 112, Order of the Eastern Star.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday from the First Baptist church in charge of the Rev. John R. Estes. The body will be taken from the Lester Jay funeral home late Sunday afternoon to the G. W. Swanson residence at 223 North Marion street. Interment will be in Ottumwa cemetery.