St. Clair County Obits

SARAH CATHERINE HOWARD INSKEEP

St. Clair County Library
Sarah Catherine Howard, daughter of Wm H. and Catherine H. Howard, was born Feb. 27, 1876, and departed this life, Oct. 24, 1943 at the age of 67 years 7 months and 27 days.
Although frail in health for several years, her suffering at the time of her death was only a few hours.
She came with her parents by covered wagon from Greene County, Indiana when she was six years old, to St. Clair county where she has spent the remainder of her life.
She was converted at the age of 16 years and became a member of the Methodist church of Kidd's Chapel. Later in life with her husband and children, she changed here membership to the Untied Brethren church at the same place.
On Oct 12, 1898 she was united in marriage to Robert Edward Inskeep and to that union ten children were born. Three of them preceded her in death in early childhood.
There left to mourn her departure her faithful companion are Howard E. Inskeep of Appleton City, Mrs. Edith Creed of Klamath Falls Ore., Mrs. Hallie Chiles of Oakland Calif., Mrs. Esther Jones of Adrian, William B. Inskeep at home, PFC Richard L. Inskeep of the Untied States Army, overseas, and Mrs. Nina Ginter of Osceola also five granddaughters and six grandsons, one of Home is FFC Kenneth Chiles, of the United States Navy, and three great grand son, also elderly sisters, Mrs. Emily L. Williams of Osceola and Mrs. Mary M. Dark of Osceola, and a host of nieces and nephews, neighbors and friends.
She had a pleasant sunny dispersion, and her every thought was for her home and family. She was a lover of flowers and spent her spare moments tending them. She was good wife and mother, and will be sadly missed by her family and friends.
Blessed are they who die in the Lord, yea saith the spirit. They shall rest from their labors and their works shall follow them.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Kidd's Chapel with the Rev. Gay Shoemaker officiating and burial was made at the same place, under the direction of the Osceola funeral Home.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank everyone for their assistance and kind sympathy during the hour of our sorrow, and for the lovely flowers. It will be long remembered.
R. E. Inskeep and family