Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1917 — Mrs. Wm. Bowsher Died at The Hospital Thursday. [ARTICLE]

Mrs. Wm. Bowsher Died at The Hospital Thursday.

Mrs. Emma Ellen Bowsher, wife of Wm. Bowsher, passed away at the county hospital Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock. The Bowsher family formerly lived in this city, but a short time ago moved to the Firman Thompson farm, aboift two miles north of Parr. Mrs. Bowsher was about forty yaers of age at the time of her death. She had been in the county hospital for about a week, having been taken there for treatment following childbirth. Deceased was the mother of several children, two sons, Orveil and Allen, being members of the local militia company. One brother, Henry Grey, of this city, survives. Funeral services will be held at the M. E. church in Fair Oaks at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Rev. Asa McDaniel, of the Christian church, will preach the sermon. Burial will be made in the Fair Oaks cemetery.