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Surnames: Sommers/Shaffer/O'Dell/Harris
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Odon Journal St. Dec 7, 1901 (d.o.d. 2 Dec 1901)
Mortuary
Elizabeth Sommers, nee Shaffer was born in Ohio, August 17, 1824 and died at home of her
daughter, Mrs John O'Dell in east Odon, on December 2, 1901, aged 77 years 3 months
and 5 days. She was the wife of the late Joseph Sommers, and leaves six children, 29
grandchildren and four great grandchildren, and a host of friends to mourn their loss. The
children are Jacob, John, Oliver, Mrs Charles Freeman, Mrs John O'Dell and Mrs David
Harris. She also leaves two brothers, Andrew and John Shaffer, aged 82 and 80 years
respectively. She married Joseph Sommers April 16, 1846. Six years later they moved to
Indiana, settling near this place. For almost sixty years she hd been a member of the M.
E. church, and a worker for her Master. She was one of the twenty four charter members of
the Good Hope church. During her last illness, although she suffered much at times, she
never complained. but was ready and willing to go at the call of the Savior. The funeral
services were conducted by R!
ev M. S. Taylor at Good Hope Tuesday morning; burial at Walnut Hill Cemetery