Ada Lewis Myers

Ada A. (Arnold) Myers b. 14 Oct 1872, Huntington County, Indiana d. 23 Feb 1951, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana

Married Ulysses S. Grant Myers in 1889, Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana.

Bluffton, Indiana News Banner Friday, February 23, 1951 - P1C5

Mrs. Ada Myers Is Claimed By Death

Mrs. Ada Myers, 79, who resided three-fourths of a mile west of the Jefferson township school in Huntington county, died at 12:20 a.m. today at the Clinic hospital following an illness of three months. She had been seriously ill for the past three weeks and death was attributed to heart trouble.

Born Oct. 14, 1872 Huntington county, the decedent was a daughter of William and Isabelle Lewis Arnold. She was united in marriage in 1889 in Huntington county to U. S. Grant Myers, who preceded her in death in April 1945.

The decedent was a member of the United Brethren church at Otterbein. Survivors include five sons, Spencer Myers, of Huntington route 6; Ezra Myers, of Warren route 1, at home; Clell and Chester Myers, of Warren route 1; Alva Myers, of Warren; two daughters Mrs. Daisy Cook, of Warren route 1 and Mrs. Mary Clements, of Warren 3; one brother, Dan Arnold of Warren route 1; 18 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. One son Fred Myers is deceased.

The body will be taken today from the H. Brown and Son funeral home at Warren to the residence where friends may call.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday at the United Brethren church at Lancaster with Rev. V. O. Vernon officiating with Rev. L. Crowe, of near Warren, assisting. Burial will be at Lancaster.

(Thanks to David Huffman for OBIT)

February 23, 1951 - Unknown source

Mrs. Ada Myers is Dead; Ill 3 Months

Funeral at Lancaster Church at 2 p.m. Sunday

Mrs. Ada Myers, 78, a native of Huntington county and a resident here practically all her life, died at 12:20 a.m. Friday at her home in Jefferson township, three-quarters mile west of the Jefferson Center school.

She had been ill three months and was seriously ill three weeks of a heart disease. Mrs. Myers was born October 14, 1872 in Jefferson township, to William and Isabelle Lewis Arnold. She married U. S. Grant Myers in 1889 in Huntington. The husband died April 2, 1945.

Surviving children are Spencer Myers, Huntington route six; Ezra Myers, Warren route one, at home; Mrs. Daisy Cox, Clell Myers, and Chester Myers, all of Warren, route one; Mrs. Mary Clements, Warren route three, and Alva Myers, Warren.

A son Fred Myers, died in 1937. There are 18 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and a brother, Dan Arnold, Warren route one. Mrs. Myers was a member of the Otterbein United Brethren church. The body was returned from the H. Brown and Son funeral home to the family residence where friends may call.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Lancaster Church of the Brethren with the Rev. V. O. Vernon, Logansport, and the Rev. L. Crowe officiating. Burial will be in the Lancaster cemetery.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 17 2020, 5:12:25 UTC