BOWSHER, Marilda Baccus - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

The many friends of Mrs. Marilda Baccus Bowsher, wife of Sylvester Bowsher of Kingman were startled Thursday morning upon the receipt of the awful news that she was dead. Mrs. Bowsher was the picture of health and has enjoyed the blessings of it. She assisted a neighbor butcher Tuesday and was apparently as well as she ever was in her life. Wednesday afternoon she complained of tonsil trouble and at two o'clock Thursday a.m. had an attack which passed away and she grew better, shortly before 9 o'clock. Thursday morning she suddenly grew worse, Dr. Mendenhall was summoned and hastily began preparing some medicine for her but before he could do so she was dead. Her throat simply swelled until it closed and she choked to death. The report that was hurriedly sent out in the town that she was dead was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky and her friends could hardly realize that it could be true. Mrs. Bowsher was a most estimable lady. She was born in Parke County April 18, 1846 and has resided all her life in Parke and this county. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and her life was spent in following the teachings of her Master. She was also a member of the OES. She and her husband, Sylvester Bowsher were as highly respected and beloved as any people that lived in the county. To them there has been born six children, four of whom survive their mother and to whom with the sorrow stricken father the deepest sympathy of everyone goes out in this the darkest hour of their lives. The funeral will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Friends church, services being conducted by Rev AT Marshall after which the remains will be laid to rest in the Rush Creek cemetery.

Mrs. Sylvester BOWSER (sic) died at her home in Kingman last Thursday.

Marilda Bacus (sic) was born in Parke County, Indiana, April 18, 1846, and was married to Sylvester Bowsher, April 28, 1868. To them were born six children, two have preceded her in death. Marilda Bowsher was converted to the religion of Christ and with her husband united with the Missionary Baptist Church at Harveysburg in the winter of 1888, and has lived a consistent Christian life ever since. Always with an open hand and heart to help bear the burdens of the church cheerfully and persistently until death called her to her heavenly home. Sister Bowsher departed this life February 8, 1900, aged 53 years, 9 months and 10 days. She leaves a loving husband, four children, two sisters and a brother to mourn her loss; though they mourn not as those that have no hope. The husband has lost an afectionate wife, the children have lost a loving mother, who was always ready to give them good counsel.. We all will greatly miss Sister Bowsher. As a friend and as a neighbor she was always ready to lend a helping hand where it was most needed.