Chester County PA Archives Obituaries.....Sarah Ann Mosteller RALSTON, 1896

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Ralston, Sarah A., white, female, 71, married, USA, , 1896/03/14, West Vincent, 
pneumonia, 2 days, 1, 217 


1896

RALSTON – On March 14th, Sarah A., wife of William Ralston, in her 71st year.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited, without further notice,to attend 
the funeral from her late residence, West Vincent Township, Chester County, Pa., 
on Wednesday, March 18, 1896. Leave the house at 11 o’clock a.m. Services and 
interment at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. Carriages will meet the train at 
Chester Springs at 9:30 a.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1896


DUST TO DUST

SOME WELL KNOW CHESTER COUNTIANS LAID TO REST YESTERDAY

The funeral of Mrs. William Ralston took place yesterday forenoon from her husband’s 
residence, in West Vincent Township, near the Vincent Baptist Church. It was largely 
attended by the large circle of relatives and friends of the deceased, who had come 
to pay a last tribute of respect to her memory. The funeral procession left the house 
at 11 o’clock and proceeded to the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, where the services 
were conducted by the pastor of the Upper Pikeland Lutheran Church. He was assisted 
by Rev. Mr. Sult, the Pastor of the St. Paul’s and St. Matthew’s Reformed Churches. 
Both Spoke appropriately of the life and character of the deceased.

The chief floral designs consisted of a beautiful pillow of white roses and lillies 
in the center of which was the word "Mother>" Tha pall bearers were Jonathan McAfee, 
George Ralston, Esq., Frederick Mosteller, Clinton Mosteller, W. W. Sheneman and 
Silas King.


MRS. SARAH A. RALSTON


Mrs. Sarah A., wife of William Ralston, of West Vincent, died on Saturday after a very 
breif illiness of pneumonia.

She leaves three children, George (this is her grandson, not son), a director in the 
Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank, William and Mrs. Clifford Emery, of Birchrunville.

There are also many other realtives she being related to the Mosteller and other families 
in the neighborhood. She was seventy years old.