Thursday, January 3, 1974
Mrs. Estella (POFFENBARGER) SHEETS LOCKHART, 97, South Bend, former resident of the Burton community, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the home of her daughter in South Bend.
She was born Oct. 29, 1876, in Fulton county to Sylvester and Delila HARDING POFFENBARGER. Her first marriage was in 1901 to Lon SHEETS. He died in 1934. Her second marriage was in 1939 to William LOCKHART. He preceded in death in 1959. Mrs. Lockhart was a member of the Burton United Methodist church. For many years she was the Burton Neighborhood correspondent for the Rochester Sentinel. She had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Lowell (Nondas) OLIVER, for the past 5 1/2 years.
Also surviving with Mrs. Oliver is a daughter, Mrs. W. Joe (Faye) HARRIS, also of South Bend; four grandchildren, John OLIVER, Springfield, O.; Michael R. SHEETS, Miami, Ariz.; Mrs. Russell WEED, Tucson, Ariz., and Jack D. SHEETS Jr., California; four great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sam W. TURNER, Mesa, Ariz. A son and one daughter preceded in death.
Final rites will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. The Rev. John WORTINGER will officiate. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday.
Mrs. Estella (POFFENBARGER) SHEETS LOCKHART, 97, South Bend, former resident of the Burton community, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the home of her daughter in South Bend.
She was born Oct. 29, 1876, in Fulton county to Sylvester and Delila HARDING POFFENBARGER. Her first marriage was in 1901 to Lon SHEETS. He died in 1934. Her second marriage was in 1939 to William LOCKHART. He preceded in death in 1959. Mrs. Lockhart was a member of the Burton United Methodist church. For many years she was the Burton Neighborhood correspondent for the Rochester Sentinel. She had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Lowell (Nondas) OLIVER, for the past 5 1/2 years.
Also surviving with Mrs. Oliver is a daughter, Mrs. W. Joe (Faye) HARRIS, also of South Bend; four grandchildren, John OLIVER, Springfield, O.; Michael R. SHEETS, Miami, Ariz.; Mrs. Russell WEED, Tucson, Ariz., and Jack D. SHEETS Jr., California; four great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sam W. TURNER, Mesa, Ariz. A son and one daughter preceded in death.
Final rites will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. The Rev. John WORTINGER will officiate. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday.
Thursday, January 3, 1974
Mrs. Estella (POFFENBARGER) SHEETS LOCKHART, 97, South Bend, former resident of the Burton community, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the home of her daughter in South Bend.
She was born Oct. 29, 1876, in Fulton county to Sylvester and Delila HARDING POFFENBARGER. Her first marriage was in 1901 to Lon SHEETS. He died in 1934. Her second marriage was in 1939 to William LOCKHART. He preceded in death in 1959. Mrs. Lockhart was a member of the Burton United Methodist church. For many years she was the Burton Neighborhood correspondent for the Rochester Sentinel. She had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Lowell (Nondas) OLIVER, for the past 5 1/2 years.
Also surviving with Mrs. Oliver is a daughter, Mrs. W. Joe (Faye) HARRIS, also of South Bend; four grandchildren, John OLIVER, Springfield, O.; Michael R. SHEETS, Miami, Ariz.; Mrs. Russell WEED, Tucson, Ariz., and Jack D. SHEETS Jr., California; four great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sam W. TURNER, Mesa, Ariz. A son and one daughter preceded in death.
Final rites will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. The Rev. John WORTINGER will officiate. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday.
Mrs. Estella (POFFENBARGER) SHEETS LOCKHART, 97, South Bend, former resident of the Burton community, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the home of her daughter in South Bend.
She was born Oct. 29, 1876, in Fulton county to Sylvester and Delila HARDING POFFENBARGER. Her first marriage was in 1901 to Lon SHEETS. He died in 1934. Her second marriage was in 1939 to William LOCKHART. He preceded in death in 1959. Mrs. Lockhart was a member of the Burton United Methodist church. For many years she was the Burton Neighborhood correspondent for the Rochester Sentinel. She had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Lowell (Nondas) OLIVER, for the past 5 1/2 years.
Also surviving with Mrs. Oliver is a daughter, Mrs. W. Joe (Faye) HARRIS, also of South Bend; four grandchildren, John OLIVER, Springfield, O.; Michael R. SHEETS, Miami, Ariz.; Mrs. Russell WEED, Tucson, Ariz., and Jack D. SHEETS Jr., California; four great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sam W. TURNER, Mesa, Ariz. A son and one daughter preceded in death.
Final rites will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. The Rev. John WORTINGER will officiate. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday.
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