McMasters, Myrtle Lewis
Source: Kingman Star Friday, February 11, 1949
Among those calling at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Armstrong Sunday on account of the death of Mrs. Pearly McMasters, whose body was at the Armstrong home were Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lewis of Newport, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Armstrong and family of Clinton, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Colson of Hillsboro, Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Shuler of Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Emmit Cory of Danville, Ill., Charles Cory and son of Montezuma, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Ellis of Waynetown.
Source: Kingman Star Friday, February 11,
1949
Myrtle Lewis McMasters, daughter of William and Caroline
Stuart Cory Lewis, was born March
19, 1894 near Cleveland, Okla. The family came to Putnam
County , Ind. , and later to Liberty Township ,
Parke County
In January 1916, she was united in marriage
to Pearly McMasters and has lived near or in Tangier most of the time since.
She had been in failing health for some
time, but seriously ill the past six weeks, which she spent in Culver Hospital,
Crawfordsville, where she passed away at 12:30 a.m. Feb. 5, 1949 at the age of
54 years, ten months and 16 days, leaving to mourn the husband, five children,
Mrs. Rovene Tinder, Roy McMasters, Mrs. Elinor Hatch, Herschel McMasters and
Elizabeth Ann Webber; also ten grandchildren; her mother, Mrs. Caroline Lewis; a sister, Mrs. Nora Armstrong; a
brother, Miltie Lewis; four half brothers, George, Emmett, Charles and Bright
Cory; also one half sister, Mrs. Effie Dark. A sister, Mrs. Maude Colson, who
passed away March 1, 1938. Funeral
services were held at Fairview
Church West
Union Cemetery