SALTSGAVER, Lenna Newlin Short Conway
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 22 November 1961 p 14
Hillsboro - Mrs. Lenna Saltsgaver, 93, a resident of Hillsboro many years, died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at Masonic Home at Franklin where she resided for three years. Mrs. Saltsgaver was born Dec 21, 1867, near Hillsboro, daughter of John and Nancy Rivers Newlin. She married Frank Short, who with an infant son, preceded her in death. Her second husband was Francis Conway, who also preceded her in death. She was then married to Ed Saltsgaver, now deceased. She was a member of the Christian Church and ... (sorry rest of obit is missing :( )
Source: The obituary is from a collection of newspaper (paper names not recorded) obituaries saved, by Fauniel Hershberger, during the 1950's, 60's, 70's and 80's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
Hand dated 1961
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon, Nov. 24 at the Hillsboro Christian Church for Mrs. Lenna Saltsgaver, age 93, a resident of Hillsboro for a number of years. She died at 10:30 p. m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, at the Masonic Home in Franklin where she had resided for the past three years. Born Dec. 21, 1867, near Hillsboro, she was a daughter of John and Nancy Rivers Newlin. She was married to Frank Short, Francis Conway and Ed Saltsgaver, all of whom preceded her in death. Mrs. Saltsgaver was also preceded in death by an infant son. She was a member of the Christian Church and Fern Chapter Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Saltsgaver was the last member of a family of nine. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. The Rev. Million officiated at the services. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery with the Crumley Funeral Home of Hillsboro in charge. --typed by Walt W