Sarah Jane Spurrier Obituary - Henry Co, Iowa


 These obits were cut from newspapers by my great grandmother
Mary Louise (Davis) Spurrier, so the names of the newspapers and the dates of
publication are unknown. Judging by their contents I can give you the town the
newspaper was in however. Mary Louise was the eldest child of Daniel T. Davis
and Rebecca Lee Davis m. 1854 in Salem, Henry, Iowa.

Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa 1916

Mrs. Sarah Jane Spurrier
One of the most loved and respected citizens of this city passed away last
Tuesday, when Mrs. Sarah Jane Spurrier departed this life at her home on W.
Eighth St., at the age of 73 years 2 months and 5 days.  She has suffered
intensely for years and her late illness during which she was bedfast most of
the time has continued for about two years.  She was with her daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Mumma, of Iola, Kansas for some time but returned to her own home in
this city five months ago, and her son F.O. Spurrier and family have been
caring for her since that time.  All that loving hands and kind hearts could
do for the comfort and happiness of their mother was done by each of her
children.  She has made her home much of the time with her daughter, Mrs.
Gertrude Briggs of this city.

For the past year she has constantly been under the care of a patient and
efficient nurse, Mrs. S.J. Malosh of Iola, Kansas who came here with her
patient five months ago.

Mrs. Spurrier was born in Salem, Henry County, Iowa on July 18 1843, there she
grew to womanhood and was married on December 16, 1858 to W. H. Spurrier.  To
them were born six children: N. B., or North Platte, Nebraska; Frank O., of
Scottsbluff, Nebraska; Sanford Hugh, who died at the age of two years;
Elizabeth Mumma of Iola, Kansas; Richard, who passed  away about eleven years
ago; and Gertrude Briggs of this city.  All were present at the funeral except
N. B. Spurrier.  He having met with a serious accident recently in which re
received a compound fracture in the bones of his limb and other injuries of
back and head, so that he is now confined in the hospital at Colorado Springs.

Mr. and Mrs. Spurrier came to Decatur County over forty years ago and settled
on what is known as the Irvin Bathe farm.  Ten years later they removed onto
what is still known as the Spurrier section where they resided until nine
years ago when they came to town and retired in the home where both of them
passed away.

Mrs. Spurrier was a wonderfully good mother, her life being one of
unselfishness and sacrifice for her children and she will always be remembered
with most tender reverence by her family and all who knew her.  She was a
member of the Baptist Church being baptized about ten years ago.

The funeral was held at the home on Friday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. R.
M. Shipman, pastor of the M.E. church at Mr. Ayr preached the sermon.  The
pall bearers were: Frank Spurrier, a nephew, or Mt. Ayr, Iowa, Herbert Teale,
Howard Spurrier, Jay Barr, Wallace Blair and Fred Newcomb.

Besides her children she leaves to mourn seven grandchildren, seven great-
grandchildren and a countless number of friends.
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Sarah Jane (Cammack) Spurrier was a daughter of Levi and Elizabeth Cammack of
Salem.

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