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NEWSPAPER: Unknown - probably from Knoville, Marion Co., IA

DATE OF NEWSPAPER: Unknown - about

Mrs. B. Ayres.
Died, at her home in Knoxville, Thursday, Nov. 1, Sarah, wife of B. Ayres, aged 78 years, 1 month and 29 days.
Deceased was born in Oxford, New Haven county, Connecticut, Sept. 2, 1816. She was married to B. Ayres Sept. 1, 1833. They first settled eastern Ohio, afterward removing at an early day to Hicksville, Defiance county, Ohio, and in 1853 to Geneseo, Ill., where they made their home until about three years ago, when they removed to this city [about 1891 - Knoxville, IA] to be near their children. Mrs. Ayres has been in failing health for some time, being confined to her bed for about three weeks preceding her death, which resulted from old age. She leaves her aged husband, with whom she had lived happily for 61 years, together with one daughter and six sons - S. H. Ayres, of Olathe, Kansas; O. B. Ayres, of Des Moines {IA}; S. P. Ayres, of Knoxville; Mrs. E. E. Hill, of Geneseo, Ill; R. W. Ayres, of Bussey, Iowa; R. O. Ayres, of Knoxville; and John C. Ayres, of Geneseo, Ill.

Short funeral services were held at the late residence of the deceased at 2 p. m. Friday, conducted in an impressive manner by Rev. H. R. Scherrmerborn, pastor of the Presbyterian church, after which the body was taken on the C. R. I. & P. evening train to Geneseo, Ill., where the funeral was held on Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Dr. Sweet, pastor of the Episcopolian church of Rock Island. The six sons of the deceased acted as pall bearers.

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NOTES BY TRANSCRIBER: This obituary was transcribed Apr. 19, 1992 by Gloria ODOM, a descendant. Brackets [ ] were inserted by transcriber. The 1891 info. was taken from Sarah's husband Buenos Ayres' obituary #1.

In my early days of researching the OSBORN lineage I was unable to locate a death certificate for Sarah. About 1987, my sister, while visiting our maternal uncle in CA, was able to convince him to copy many of the old genealogical type records in his possession. It was from these records, some newspaper obituaries, that I discovered that Sarah (OSBORN) AYRES died in Knoxville, Marion Co., IA but was buried in Geneseo, Henry Co., IL.

In 1997, I still have not located a death certificate for Sarah; perhaps one does not exist.