Williamson County, TX - Obits: Mary Nienast, 1940
February 8, 2004

Submitted by: jamyers@tstar.net (JoAnn Myers)    
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Aged Woman Dies From Results of Accident Here
Funeral Services Held Wednesday

Mrs. Mary Nienast, an aged woman who had been residing in North Georgetown for 
the past several months, died early Tuesday morning as the result of injuries 
sustained when struck by an automobile here Saturday.

The accident occurred when Mr. M. R. Sims, who lives north of Georgetown, was 
driving his automobile north on Austin Avenue and struck Mrs. Nienast when she 
walked into the road in front of his machine.

She was rushed to the Martin Hospital for _____, but succumbed to her injuries 
Tuesday.

Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at the Davis Funeral Chapel with 
Rev. P. C. Williams, pastor of the First Baptist church officiating. Interment 
was in the Odd Fellows cemetery.

Mrs. Nienast was born in March 1878. In 1903 she was married to Joe Stewart, 
and to this union three daughters and one son was born. All of them survive 
their mother. In October 1927 she was married to Ernest Nienast, who survives her.

Four brothers, Charlie Hoover, Abilene, Will Hoover, Watonga, Okla, and Jake and 
Jeff Hoover of Cross Plains, and three sisters, Mrs. Bettie Bailey, Hico, Mrs. Annie 
Loftin, Allen Reed, and Mrs. Rosa Jennings, Cross Plains, also survive her.

Acting as pallbearers were Jim May, Clyde King, Owen Rader, Tom Landblad, Charlie 
Skaggs, Louis Havelka and Trueman Stone.

Music at the service was furnished by Misses Linnie May, Lurline Bartley, and 
Mrs. A. G. Brizendine, John Robertson and Donald Barron. 
 
Obituary from Williamson County Sun, Friday Sept 6, 1940