SOWERS, Samuel - 1914
Source: Crawfordsville Review July 28, 1914
Covington July 27 – Samuel Sowers age 50, superintendent of the Fountain County Farm, is dead of uremic poisoning superinduced by a carbuncle on the back of his head. His widow and three children survive. - kbz
Source: Indianapolis Star, Tues 28 July 1914 p 13
Covington – Samuel Sowers, 49 years old, superintendent of the Fountain County Poor Farm is dead. The funeral will be at Wallace, his former home. Three children and the widow survive. - kbz
Source: Warren Republican Thursday, July 30, 1914
Samuel H. Sowers, one of the well-known men of Fountain County, died at the home of his sister in Covington Sunday evening at 9:30 o’clock. He had been superintendent of the county poor farm for six years. Funeral services were held in Covington Tuesday and burial made in the Lutheran Cemetery at Wallace. - kbz
Source: Kingman Star Friday, July 31, 1914
SAMUEL SOWERS, superintendent of the County Farm of this county, died about 9:40 p.m. at Covington last Sunday evening following a lingering illness of diabetes. Mr. Sowers was one of the nicest men Fountain County ever produced or possessed. He was very prominent in the democratic party of this county as was he also a favorite among the republicans and all others. He was elected to the office of superintendent of the county farm six years ago and served in that position until his death, with credit to himself and honor to his party. Deceased leaves to mourn his departure, besides the enumerable friends over the country, a wife and three children. He was 44 years of age and had resided in Fountain county all of his life, having been a native of Jackson township. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday from the Lutheran church east of Wallace, interment being made in the cemetery nearby. -s