Archer, Sarah Martha Sheets

Passed: 1941-09-21

Age: 77

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1941-09-26

Information: Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Martha Archer, 77, were held at the Limestone church Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock and burial was in the church cemetery.  Mrs. Archer died Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Theodore Sheppard,  at Mineral Wells after a three month illness.  She was a member of the Providence church in which community she lived for many years.  She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Belle McPherson, of Windy, Mrs. Ora Skinner of Ben's Run and Mrs. Sheppard at whose home she died; one con, Charles Archer, of Garden City, Michigan;  seventeen grandchildren and twenty-seven great grandchildren.  Also surviving are two brothers, Jacob and William Sheets of Windy, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Archer, of Sandyville. Mrs. Archer was widely known in the Sandyville, Lockhart, Medina and Wiseburg communities and a large crowd was present at the funeral rites yesterday afternoon.  Relatives said that she had bee ill for several weeks and death had been expected.  [Betty Kessel McIntyre obit collection]