OBITUARIES: Dawson, Showalter, Ballew
 
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From the Ottumwa Dailey Courier on Sat Feb 18, 1958.  

Mrs. Nellie Dawson

   Sigourney - Mrs. Nellie Dawson, 85, died about midnight Friday at the Bales 
   guest home, where she had been since September.
   She formerly lived at the Mrs. Albert Blaise Home for a number of years.
   She was born May 24, 1870, near Lancaster, a daughter of John and Malinda 
   Utterback Vittetoe.  Her early life was spent in that community.  She was 
   married to Alex T. Dawson of Hayesville.  They lived many years on a farm 
   two miles west of Hayesville and later at North English, Sigourney and What 
   Cheer.  Mr. Dawson died in What Cheer in 1944.  Mrs. Dawson was a member of 
   the Christian church.
   Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Stella Raben of Bladensburg, Mrs. Jennie 
   Pollock of Fairfield, Mrs. Paul Sarbaugh of Oskaloosa, Mrs. Harry Eastburn 
   of Arizona and Mrs. Clyde Henson of North English; and three sons, Oscar 
   Dawson of Hayesville, Clyde and John Dawson of California.
   She also leaves two brothers, Richard Vittetoe of Sigourney and Gilbert 
   Vittetoe of Ft. Collins, Colo., and four sisters, Mrs. Frances Trafford 
   of Denver, Mrs. Etta Beman of Long Beach, Calif.,  Mrs. Rose Bensmiller 
   of Alhambra, Calif., and Mrs. Ed Blanford of Casper, Wyo.  Ther are 16 
   grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.  A daughter Pearl and four 
   brothers and three sisters preceded her in death.
   The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Reynolds funeral home.  The 
   Rev. John Ballensky of Fairfield will be in charge.  Burial will be in 
   Pennington cemetery.


Mrs. Ed Showalter
   Sigourney - Mrs. Ed Showalter, 69, died at her farm home near Kinross at 
   1 p.m. Friday.
   She was the former Alvina Luers, born March 4, 1886, the daughter of Herman 
   and Alvina Beinke Luers, eight miles southeast of Sigourney.  She was 
   married to Ed Showalter April 27, 1921, and their home was in the Kinross 
   community.  They had no children.
   Survivors include four brothers, Henry and William Luers of Sigourney; 
   Herman of Keota, and richard of Santa Ana, Calif., a sister, Mrs. Anna 
   Schrader of Sigourney.  She was preceded in death by a brother, Edward 
   Luers, two sisters, Miss Louise Luers and Mrs. Margaret Bakehouse and 
   several brothers and sisters in infancy.
   The body is at the Powell funeral home in Wellman.  Plans for services 
   have not been completed.

Ballew Services
   Bloomfield - Funeral services for Ernie Ballew, who died Friday morning 
   in the Davis county hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Wagler 
   funeral home.  the Rev. Hugh Sawyer of Centerville and the Rev. Harold 
   Garroutte, pastor of the Bloomfield Baptist church, will be in charge.
   Burial will be in the Odd Fellows cemetery near Bloomfield.