Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1917 — A SUDDEN DEATH THURSDAY [ARTICLE]

A SUDDEN DEATH THURSDAY

Mrs. Nancy Songer Passed Away Without Warning. Mrs. Nancy Songer, one of the aged of. the city, died quite suddenly Thursday morning at the home of her adopted daughter. Mrs. John Albertson, in the northeast r part of town. Mrs. Songer was 72 years old and had not been well for some time. How ever, on Thursday morning she arose as usual and was apparently feeling quite well. She was sitting in a rocking chair and about 3 o’clock, while conversing with her daughter, slje fell forward without a word and expired almost at once. She was a sister of A 1 Fletcher of this city and also has one brother residing in Illinois. Funeral services will be held at the Baptist church at 10 a. m. today, Rev. D. C. Hill preaching the sermon, and burial will be made in the Prater cemetery,in Barkley township.