SOWERS, Leo Ralston
Source: Crawfordsville Journal-Review April 6, 1954 p2
Leo Ralston Sowers, who was 59 Monday, died early Tuesday morning following an illness of 3 years. Mr. Sowers suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1951. Death was due to pneumonia with which he became afflicated two weeks ago. Born near Wallace on a farm April 5, 1895, Mr. Sowers was the son of Samuel H. and Minnie Grimes Sowers. He attended school in both Wallace and Covington and graduated from CHS in 1915. Mr. Sowers married July 4, 1917 to Ruby Shuler of Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. Sowers resided on a farm near Wallace until 1938 when they moved into Wallace and Mr. Sowers became the janitor at the Wallace HS. He continued on duty until stricken 3 years ago. Mr. Sowers is survived by his wife, who is the Wallace correspondent for the Journal-Review, two sons, Edgar of Wallace and Robert L. of Crawfordsville; a daughter, Mrs. Edith Gray of Waynetown; 5 grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Lavern Clore of Wallace and a brother, Vernice of Wallace. Funeral arrangements were incomplete Tuesday morning
Source: 1950s Area Obituaries – thanks to Covington Public Library (especially Brenda) p 137 hand dated April 6, 1954
Leo Ralston Sowers, 59 died at 5 a.m. Tuesday. He had been in ill health since January 1951 when he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was ill the past two weeks with pneumonia. He was born April 5, 1895 near Wallace son of Samuel H. and Minnie Grimes Sowers and was married July 4, 1917 in the Lutheran parsonage near Wallace. Mr. Wallace (sic) attended Covington and Wallace schools and then farmed until 1838 when the family moved to Wallace and he became janitor at the high school. Surviving in addition to the wife (Ruby Shuler – kz) are two sons, Eugene of Wallace and Robert L. of Crawfordsville; a daughter, Mrs. Edith Gray of Waynetown; a sister, Mrs. Laverne Clore of Wallace; a brother, Zernice (note Vernice – kz) of Wallace and five grandchildren.
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