MRS. ADA M. HOWER DIES THIS MORNING - Funeral Services Monday Afternoon
Mrs. Ada M. Hower, 57, a resident of Decatur most of her life, died at 2 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, eight hours after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage at her home, 1109 West Patterson street.
She was born in Ohio July 28, 1897, a daughter of William and Irene Montgomery-Hakes, and was married to Carl Hower Nov. 4, 1916. Her husband preceded her in death.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Georgia Johnson, Mrs. Irene Klinetop, Mrs. Esther LaTurner, Mrs. Catherine Mendez and Mrs. Sarah Mendez, all of Decatur; five sons, Joseph, Brice, Benjamin, Dale and John Hower, all of Decatur; 35 grandchildren; two brothers, Walter Hakes of Elkhart and Harrison Hakes of Decatur, and one sister, Mrs. Earl Hilyard of Decatur.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. H. J. Welty officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday until time of the services.
Contributor: Karin King (47469179) •
MRS. ADA M. HOWER DIES THIS MORNING - Funeral Services Monday Afternoon
Mrs. Ada M. Hower, 57, a resident of Decatur most of her life, died at 2 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, eight hours after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage at her home, 1109 West Patterson street.
She was born in Ohio July 28, 1897, a daughter of William and Irene Montgomery-Hakes, and was married to Carl Hower Nov. 4, 1916. Her husband preceded her in death.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Georgia Johnson, Mrs. Irene Klinetop, Mrs. Esther LaTurner, Mrs. Catherine Mendez and Mrs. Sarah Mendez, all of Decatur; five sons, Joseph, Brice, Benjamin, Dale and John Hower, all of Decatur; 35 grandchildren; two brothers, Walter Hakes of Elkhart and Harrison Hakes of Decatur, and one sister, Mrs. Earl Hilyard of Decatur.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. H. J. Welty officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday until time of the services.
Contributor: Karin King (47469179) •
Family Members
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Georgia May Hower Shaw-Johnson
1917–1977
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Joseph Carl Hower
1919–1964
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Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Hower
1921–1996
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Irene Ilo Hower Klinetob
1923–2007
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Luella Esther Hower LaTurner
1925–1986
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Brice Edward Hower
1928–1962
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Kathryn Eileen "Kate" Hower Mendez
1930–1986
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Sarah Marie Hower Mendez
1932–2013
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Dale Eugene Hower
1935–2008
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John Lewis Hower
1938–1999
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