Balser, Sarah E.

Passed: 1949-06-19

Age: 89

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1949-06-24

Information: Balser, Sarah E.                 Funeral services will be held at the Independence Church at Sandyville this (Wednesday) afternoon for Mrs. Sarah E. Balser, 89, who died of a heart condition at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dessie Nine, in Washington, Pa. on Sunday afternoon.  The body arrived at the Vail Mortuary on Monday and will remain there until the time for the service, which will be under the direction of Rev. T. L. Miles.  Mrs. Balser broke her hip in a fall about eight weeks prior to her death.  She was born Nov. 26, 1859, died 19 June 1949.  On Nov. 3, 1877 she married Franklin Balser, who preceded her in death.  Survivors include four sons, Virgil of Dunbar, Marshall of Parkersburg, Henry of Ravenswood, and Clarence of Grafton; four daughters, Mrs. Blanche Nine of Elkins, Mrs. Dessie Nine of Washington, Pa., Mrs. Jennie Staats of New Haven, and Mrs. Mary Staats of Ripley, 24 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. S. W. Rhodes, and one son, Floyd Balser.  (Betty Kessel McIntyre obit collection)