Waveland Independent Aug 3, 1928 -- Mrs. Ben Sowers died at her home 3 mi. no. of Wallace
on Sun. morning of cerebral hemorrhage. Fun. serv at the Wallace Luth. church on Tues aft
were conducted by Rev. John Servies of C'ville. Mrs. Sowers was the d/o Francis &
Matilda (Clark) McMullen and was b. near New Market Oct 9, 1875. She was well known in
this community and after her marr. to Mr. Sowers in 1904 she lived here a number of years
on E. Howard St. She is survived by 6 children and the husband: Selma, Harold, Ralph and
Parvin at home and Lawrence & Clarence of Decatur Il. She was a sister of Jesse
McMullen and the late George McMullen. She was a member of the Christian Church and
greatly respected by all who knew her.
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Crawfordsville Journal, July 30, 1928 -- Mrs. Maggie Sowers, 52 wife of Benjamin M. Sowers
of 3 mi. no. of Wallace, died at 8 o'clock Sun. monring following an illness of two
days. Death was due to cerebral hemorrhage. Dec. was b. near New Market Oct 9, 1875 the
daughter of Francis and Matilda Clark McMullen. She was marr to Benjamin F. Sowers, Feb
3, 1904 and lived in Montgomery, Parke & Fountain counties all her life. She was a
member of the Wallace Christian Church. Dec. is survived by the husband, one daughter,
Selma at home; five sons, Lawrence and and Clarence of Decatur, Ill; Harold, Ralph and
Parvin at home; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Hicks of No. Salem and Mrs Laura Dale of Ponca
City, Okl; two brothers, Jesse McMullen of Marshall and Charles C. McMullen of Long Beach,
Calif; and 3 grandchildren. Fun. serv. will be held from the Lutheran church near Wallace
on Tues afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in charge of Rev. John Servies. Burial will be made
in the Lutheran cemetery at Wallace.