OBIT: Sarah (Cross) GROWALL, 1931, native of Somerset County, PA

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SARAH CROSS GROWALL

  Mrs. Sarah Cross Growall, wife of George Growall, died at the family home near 
Center Church on Friday, Aug. 28th, at 5 o'clock p.m.  She had been sick for the 
last year and had suffered much.
  She was aged 69 years, 4 months and 4 days.  She was born and reared in the 
Center Church community and lived there her entire life.  She was a daughter of 
the late Patrick and Mary Ann Kretchman Cross, and is survived by her husband, 
two daughters and one son.  The surviving children are Mrs. Lloyd Vought of 
Center Church, Mrs. Dennis Sanner of Somerset, and William Growall of Boswell, 
an employe of the State Highway Department.  One sister, Miss Cornelius 
Burkholder, also survives.
  Mrs. Growall united with the Lutheran Church during her childhood and was a 
faithful member of the Center Church congregation until her death.  She was a 
devoted wife and mother and a highly esteemed member of the community.
  Funeral services were conducted by her former pastor, Rev. S. F. Tholan, of 
Potts Grove, Northumberland County, Pa., at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, Aug. 
31st.  A brief service was held at the home, followed by the obsequies in the 
Center Church, and burial in the church cemetery.  Rev. Tholan took for his 
text, Job 1:21; "Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away.  Blessed be the name 
of Jehovah."  Karl Leith sang several comforting hymns.  The funeral was largely 
attended.  The pallbearers were G. W. Dodson and Harry Neil of Garrett, and J. 
H. Bowman, Paul Critchfield, F. N. Shipley and Karl Leith of Meyersdale.

Meyersdale Republican, September 3, 1931