Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Shellenbarger, Sarah 1931
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The Lake Odessa Wave, Thursday, February 5, 1931
Another loyal resident of Odessa township has passed to her reward.  Mrs. 
Sarah Shellenbarger, a mother of refinement and devotion leaves after a fatal 
stroke of paralysis.  

The funeral was held at the Calvary United Brethren church Friday afternoon.  
The pastor preached and Leon T. Gilson and Mrs. W. C. McCartney accompanied by 
Mrs. Gilson sang.  Burial was at Lakeside cemetery.  

Mrs. Shellenbarger leaves a son David and a daughter Mrs. Lottie Henney and a 
step-son Albert, all of this place.

Sarah Jane Rush, daughter of Eber and Rebecca Rush, was born in Odessa 
township June 10, 1860, and departed this life at her home, January 27, 1931, 
at the age of 70 years, seven months and 17 days.  

She was united in marriage to Daniel Shellenbarger, March 25, 1880.  To this 
union were born three children, Nettie Oliver, now deceased, David 
Shellenbarger and Lottie Henney, who both reside in Lake Odessa.  

The deceased has spent all her life in Odessa township.  She with her husband 
found the Lord and united with the Calvary church in March 1919, and the 
following September her husband left her to be with Jesus.  She always loved 
the old time gospel and this fall and winter has been deeply interested 
attending meetings at the Calvary church, Tamarac church and at the time of 
her affliction was enjoying the full gospel preached by C. C. Mourer at the 
First United Brethren church.  

For the past three or four years she has suffered from the dreaded disease, 
sugar diabetes, trying all medical aid and of late seemed to be better but it 
reacted and she suffered two strokes which resulted in her death.  

She will be missed by her many friends but our loss is her eternal gain.  She 
leaves to mourn the two children, David and Lottie, one stepson, Albert, four 
grandchildren, one sister Louisa Hutchins of Hale, Mich., one brother Otis 
Rush of Lansing, besides a host of friends.  

Dearest mother how we miss you,
In our home a vacant chair,
But there’s one great thought consoles us,
We can meet you over there.

Card of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere thanks to all our relatives, friends and 
neighbors who so kindly sympathized with us during the illness and at the 
death of our dear mother, for Rev. M. H. Dawson’s comforting words, and the 
beautiful floral tributes, also the singers.

David Shellenbarger and family
Lottie Henney and family
Albert Shellenbarger


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