Iberia County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Widney, Sarah nee Bowerman - August 7, 1937 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary K. Creamer marykcreamer@yahoo.com September 20, 2019, 11:50 pm source: The Oakdale Journal (Oakdale, Louisiana) 12 August 1937, Thursday, page 1 MRS. S. B. WIDNEY - Sarah Bowermand (sic), the tenth child of Moses Bowermand (sic) and Bilpha Haviland, was born in Lenawee County, Michigan, Nov. 24, 1847. On October 2, 1869, she was united in marriage to Chas. W. Widney of St. Joe, Indiana. Of this marriage five children were born, of whom two survive, C. L. Widney of Stanford, Texas, and Ida C. Widney of Oakdale. Mrs. Widney was reared in the Society of Friends, but after her marriage joined the Methodist Church of which her husband was a member. Mrs. Widney mooved (sic) to Oakdale with her daughter two years ago, but was spending the summer at Natchitoches where she died August 7, 1937. source: The Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana) 7 Aug. 1937, Saturday, page 2 WIDNEY - At the family residence, Natchitoches, La., at 1:15 a. m. Saturday, August 7, 1937, Mrs. Sarah B. Widney, aged 89 years, 9 months, 14 days. Deceased was a resident of Natchitoches but was born and reared at New Iberia, La. She is survived by one son, C. L. Widney, Stanford, Tex.; one daughter, miss Ida E. Widney, Oakdale, La. The procession left the residence at 9:30 a. m. and went to New Iberia where services were held at 3 p. m. from the Presbyterian church. Interment followed under the direction of Morgan Brothers Funeral Home of Natchitoches. Additional Comments: www.findagrave.com memorial # 82830814 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/iberia/obits/widney7926gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb