Old Resident of Wabash Co. Is Dead
Mrs. Jacob Tyner, 68, Passes Away While Visiting Her Daughter Near Treaty

Wabash, Ind., July 19 –

   Mrs. Jacob Tyner, 68 years old, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Akers, one mile south of Treaty, at 4:30 o’clock this morning, following an illness of only two days. Mrs. Tyner came to her daughter’s home Sunday to spend the day and when other relatives arrived, she decided to stay overnight. Early Monday morning she was taken seriously ill with stomach trouble, which was the cause of her death.

   The deceased was born in Rush County on October 27, 1848, where she lived until her marriage to William Smith in 1869. This husband died and in 1885, she was married to Jacob Tyner. For the past fifteen years she has lived in this county.

[Sarah M. Smith m. Jacob Tyner 1 Sep 1885, Wabash Co, IN, Bk 10, p. 540. License issued 31 Aug 1885]
[Indiana Death Certif # 317: Sarah Margaret Tyner, father: Michael Beaver, mother: Jemima Moore]

   She is survived by four sons, Clement W. Smith and Leroy Smith, of this county; William A. Smith of Lebanon and Ross Smith of Russ County; a daughter, Mrs. Charles Akers of near Treaty; one sister and two brothers.

   The funeral will be held from the home in LaFontaine Friday morning at 10:30 with Rev. Hughes officiating.

Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN, July 20, 1917, Page 6.