ZACKMIRE, Mary Jane Bowers - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

...an illness of several months resulted in death for Mrs. Mary Jane Zackmire, 86 at her home at 9:20 a.m. Monday Aug 3, 1942. Born May 17, 1856 in NC she was the daughter of  Felix & Kathryn Bowers. She was marr. Aug 13, 1876 to John Zackmire who preceded her in death 11 years ago. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Laura Gooding of Wallace and Mrs. Clara Palmer of Yeddo. Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Susie Zackmire, 10 grandchildren and 12 gr. grandchildren. two daughters preceded her in death. Fun. will be at 2 p.m. Wed at Wallace Christian Church with the Rev. John Servies officiating. Proffit & Son in charge.

May Jane Bowers was born near Thomasville, NC in Davidson Co May 17, 1856 the daughter of  Felix and Catherine Hepler Bowers. She departed this life Mon morning at 9:20 o'clock, Aug 3, 1942 at the age of 85 Y 2M and 17D. She had been in declining health for several months and seriously ill for two weeks. She was marr. to John Sackmire Aug 13, 1876 to this union 4 daughters were born: Clara, Luella, Manda and Laura. Her husband and two daughters, Luelly Harvey and Manda Allen preceded her in death. She was a member of the Wolf Creek Baptist church. Aunt Mary, as she was known to her many friends, was loved by young & old, and her cheerfulness and kindness will be greatly missed by the relatives & friends. She was the last surviving member of the covered wagon train of 7 coming from NC to Indiana in Sept 1858 when she was only two years old. There were many hardships endured and mother walked & carried her over the narrow mountain trails. She spent a greater part of her life in Mill Creek Twp, Fountain co except a few years in Parke Co and moved to Wallace in the autumn of 1926. She is survived by one sister, Aunt Susie Sackmire, of Kingman; two daughters, Clara Palmer Yeddo and Laura Gooding Wallace; 10 grandchildren and 13 gr. grandchildren and a host of relatives & friends.

Wasn't it pleasant, O brother mine,

In those old days of the lost sunshine

Of youth when the Saturday's chores were through

And the Sunday's wood in the kitchen too

And we went visiting me and you,

Out to Old Aunt Marys?

Why I see her now in the open door

Where the little gourds grew up the sides & o'er

The clapboard roof and her face, ah me

Wasn't it good for a boy to see

And wasn't it good for a boy to be out to Old Aunt Mary's

For, O my brother, so far away

This is to tell you she waits today

To welcome us

Aunt Mary fell

Asleep this morning, whispering "Tell

The boys to come" ... and all is well

Out to Old Aunt Mary's

Mrs. Mary Jane Bowers Zackmire died  at her home here Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock after an illness of several months. She was 86 years old. She was born  May 17, 1856, in Davidson Co, NC the daughter of Felix & Katherine Bowers and was married August 13, 1876 to John Sackmire of near Wallace. She was a member of the Wolf Creek Baptist Church. Her husband died 11 years ago and two daughters also preceded her in death. They were Luella Harvey and Mrs. Amanda Allen. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Laura Gooding of Wallace and Mrs. Clara Palmer of Yeddo; one sister, Mrs. Susie C. Zachmire of Wallace; 10 grandch. and 12 great grandch. The funeral will be held from the Wallace Christian church at 2 o'clock Wed., afternoon in charge of  Rev. John Servies.