Obit of Martha Ellen Erhard - Bastrop County, Texas e663 Submitted by: Tammy 4 Feb 2002 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ==================================================================== Bastrop Advertiser 6/24/1954 PIONEER CITIZEN IS BURIED HERE SUNDAY Mrs. Martha Ellen Erhard, 87, passed away at 3:30pm on Saturday, June 19 in Austin, following a lingering illness. Funeral services were conducted here at 4pm Sunday, June 20, with the Rev. W. M. Schulze of the First Methodist Church and the Rev. O. W. Sumerlin of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery. Pall bearers were Alex Waugh, Dr. A. C. Smith, E. F. Pearcy, John R. Allen, J. P.Sharp, W. R. Price, W. T. Higgins, Jr, and M. A. Prokop all of Bastrop. Mrs. Erhard was born December 15, 1866, at Hallettsville, the daughter of S. D. Peterson and Elizabeth Jane Gage Peterson. She was married to Louis Reynolds Erhard, May 3, 1893, in Hallettsville and moved to Bastrop, where she made her home and reared a family. Mrs. Erhard was a member of the Methodist Church, which she attended regularly before she became ill. Her main interest in life was in her home and church work, characteristic of the pioneer lady that she was. Survivors are two daughters; Mrs. L. C. Price of Bastrop and Mrs. Ray Arbuckle of Elgin; a son, Merton T Erhard of Memphis, Tennessee; two sisters, Miss Fannie Peterson and Mrs. E. L. Rarkington; two brothers, Thomas Peterson and Bert Peterson, all of Hallettsville. Friends and relatives from out of town attending the funeral were Mrs. J. T. Jaeggli of Moulton; Mrs. R. H. Fleming of Columbus, Georgia' M. B. Peterson and Marvin Peterson, Jr. of Houston; Mr and Mrs A. Moredoch, Mr. and Mrs Wayne Davenport, Mrs. Warren Arbuckle, Mr and Mrs Arthur Franke, Mrs Pat Pfeiffer, Mrs. Roy Rice, O. E. Arbuckle, Mrs Mildred Causer, Mr and Mrs Owens Carter, Mr and Mrs E. N. Sowell, Mr and Mrs Louie Pfeiffer, Mr and Mrs Noel Arbuckle, Wallace Arbuckle, Mr and Mrs J. M. Dalton, Mr andMrs E. R. Lind, Mrs Lee Ray Hubbard, Mrs M L Rivers, Mrs B M Lewis, Mr and Mrs A. J. Rankin, Mr and Mrs C. W. Webb, W. H. Rivers Jr and Mr and Mrs W. H. Rivers III, all of Elgin. Also Mrs. C. B. Tracy of El Paso; Mr and Mrs Ray Horn of Lufkin, and Mrs Jack Tolleson and children of St. Louis, Missouri.