Sowers - Claude E.
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review March 11, 1974
Claude
E. Sowers, 88, a retired farmer who had lived in the Bloomingdale area
most of his life, died at 2:40 a.m. Sunday. in Ben Hur Nursing Home at
Crawfordsville. He had been a patient there about 5 months. He was born
Aug 30, 1885, a son of John A. and Mary Margaret Williamson Sowers. He
was first married to Martha Horning on June 19, 1903. She died Nov 24,
1908. He was married to Effie B. Carnagey on June 19, 1918. She died
March 15, 1961. Surviving are 4 daughters, Mrs. Milton (Emma) Campbell
of Linden; Mrs. Ernest (Mary E) Modesitt of Lafayette; Mrs. Don (Ada
Lois) Huber of San Antonio, Texas and Mrs. Kenneth (Claudine) Yerkes of
Rt 2, Kingman; two sons, John of Rt. 1, Bloomingdale; and Thomas E. of
Crawfordsville; 11 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Services
will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Tudor-Herrick Memorial Chapel at
Rockville with the Rev. Harry R. McFadden officiating. Burial will be in
Bethany cemetery at Marshall. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Source:
Unknown - found in old obituary book but likely since "Ind" is added
and CNS - that this indicates the Danville, IL newspaper
Bloomingdale,
Ind (CNS) - Claude E. Sowers, 88, of Bloomingdale, died Sunday March
10, 1974 at the Ben Hur Nursing Home in Crawfordsville. He had been a
patient there since Oct 12, 1973. Born August 30, 1885, in Parke County,
he was the son of John A. and Mary Margaret Williamson Sowers. On June
19, 1903, he married Martha Horning who died Nov 23, 1908. He then
married Effie B. Carnegey June 19, 1918. She died March 15, 1961. He was
a retired farmer. Survivors include four daugthers, Mrs. Milton (Emma)
Campbell of Linden; Mrs. Ernest (Mary E) Modesitt of Lafayette; Mrs. Don
(Ada Lois) Huber of San Antonio, TX and Mrs. Kenneth (Claudine) Yerkes
of Kingman; two sons, John of Bloomingdale Rt 1 and Thomas E. of
Crawfordsville; 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tudor-Herrick Memorial Chapel with the Rev.
Harry R. McFadden officiating. Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery at
Marshall. Visitation will be at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today.