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JOHNSON, Sarah Setser Lewis

Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana.  The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.

COVINGTON - Mrs. Sarah Johnson, age 83, a former resident of Fairmount, Ill., and sister of Mrs. Myrtle Winegood of Covington and Mrs. Pearl Crowder of Perrysville, died Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Vermilion Nursing Home in Danville, Ill., where she had been a patient since June 8. Mrs. Johnson was born Oct. 28, 1884, in Clay County, Ky., the daughter of W. F. and Vina Robinson Setser. She was married in 1902 to John Lewis, who preceded her in death in 1927. in 1934 she was married to Willard Johnson, who died in 1954. Surviving are: one son, Earl Lewis of Danville; four daughters, Mrs. Hazel White of Urbana, Ill., Mrs. Myrtle Lightholder of Chicago, Mrs. Ruby Kruzich of Catlin and Mrs. Opal Byrnes of Anderson; 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Mary McGown and Mrs. Nancy Church, both of Danville, Mrs. Louisa Wolcott of Georgetown, Ill., Mrs. Crowder of Perrysville and Mrs. Winegood of Covington. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Carrington Funeral Home in Fairmount. David Frazeur officiated and burial was in Davis Cemetery at Fairmount. - jlr
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