| Obit For | Sarah J. (Shewmake) Howard |
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| Headline | OBITUARY |
| Text | Sarah J. Shewmake was born December 16, 1850 in Perry County, Tennessee; died December 14, 1924, at the age of 73 years, 11 months and 29 days. At the age of one year she, with her parents. Thomas and Nancy Shewmake came to this county, locating near Cassville and later moved to Newton County. She was married to J. K. Howard Jan. 19, 1868. To this union eleven children were born, seven boys and four girls, all living except three, two boys having died in infancy while a daughter, Esther died at the age of 16 years. The other children, with the exception of C. R. Howard of Greeley, Colo. live here and were with her during her illness. The children are George W., Joseph L., William L. and Wiley I., all of Wheaton, while Charles R. lives in Greeley, Colo. The daughters are Mrs. J. W. Boren, Mrs. F. L. Reece and Mrs. G. E. Burger, all of Wheaton. Sarah Howard (while dating her conversion some years before,) united with the Prosperity Baptist Church at Rocky Comfort in 1892, and was baptized by the pastor, T. L. Largen and lived a devoted Christian until the Lord; in his wisdom saw fit to call her to her Heavenly home prepared for the righteous. Besides a husband and children she leaves three brothers, two sisters and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn their loss. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Tichenor at the Baptist Church after which the remains were laid to rest in the Rocky Comfort cemetery. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Wheaton Journal |
| Date | Friday, December 19, 1924 |
| Death Cert Link | - |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO |
| Submitted by | Don Warner - Deceased |
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