OBIT: Daniel S. BOWSER, 1944, Addison, Somerset County, PA

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DANIEL S. BOWSER

  ADDISON, Aug. 29 - Daniel Schrack Bowser, an aged citizen of Somerset County, 
passed away, Aug. 23, 1944, at his home place in Addison Township, where he was 
born and spent his entire life as did also his father.
  Daniel S. Bowser was the son of Daniel and Harriet (Schrack) Bowser and lived 
86 years, 10 months and 25 days.  He suffered from a heart ailment three weeks 
before he passed away. He had been blind for more than 30 years, but he was not 
handicapped in any way through his blindness.  He was able to find his way over 
the farm and through the farm buildings until recent years.  Some years ago, 
after he had lost his sight, he erected a new house on his farm, and in a very 
short time he could find his way through the new house as easily as he was 
accustomed to move around in his old home.
  He was united in marriage to Miss Agnes Rebecca Sellers, April 8, 1883, and 
they lived together for more than 61 years.
  Preceding him in death were one daughter and two sons.  He is survived by his 
wife and eight children: Mrs. Harry Humbertson, Mrs. Frank Hileman, Mrs. Lewis 
Eberhart, Mrs. Roy Glover and Earl Bowser, of Addison, R.D. 1; Mrs. Gilbert 
Leader, Connellsville; Bruce Bowser, Markleysburg, and Mrs. Charles White, 
Portland, Oregon.  Surviving also are 30 grandchildren and 24 great-
grandchildren; also a brother, Franklin Bowser.
  Funeral services were conducted at his home by Rev. George W. Meadows, Baptist 
minister of Confluence, Friday, Aug. 25, at 2 p.m.  Interment was made in the 
Bowser Cemetery on his farm.  Funeral directors Harry B. Rishebarger and Sam 
Black were in charge.  Pall-bearers were Erman Frazee, Elzy Glover, Maurice 
Coddington, Troy Glass, Howard Wass, George Morton. The floral tributes were 
many and beautiful.

Meyersdale Republican, August 31, 1944