Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 263, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1912 — BARKLEY WOMAN DO SUDDENLY [ARTICLE]

BARKLEY WOMAN DO SUDDENLY

Stroke of Apoplexy Caused Death of Mrs. Sarah Bridgeman, Former Resident of Remington. Mrs. Sarah Katherine Bridgeman died this Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Alvin Dunn, of the W. R. Brown - farm in Barkley township. She suffered a stroke of apoplexy Friday evening at about 7 o’clock and sank rapidly to her deatli. Mrs. Bridgeman moved from Remington to the Brown farm with her daughter and son-in-law about two weeks ago. Prior to a year ago, when she suffered two or three slight strokes of apoplexy, Mrs. Bridgeman ‘ had enjoyed very good health. During the past year she had suffered somewhat from weak limbs, but the day preceding the stroke she had felt as well as usual. For some time during the period A. Hardy was sheriff, Mrs. Bridgeman was his housekeeper. She had latsr lived in Rensselaer and kept tons# with her daughter, Nora, who is now Mrs. Alvin Dunn. She leaves two other children, Frank Bridgeman, of Monon, and Mrs. Cora Dunn, of Remington. The funeral will be held at the Remington M. E. church Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock and burial will be made in the Remington cemetery. Deceased was the wife of Sylvester Bridgeman, who dserted the family some thirty years ago and has never since been heard from. , * VI. f -