This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SHEPHERD, STALCUP, STRAUSER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4562 Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD DEMOCRAT, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Tuesday May 2, 1917, Volume LVI, Number 43, Page 2, Column 2, “OBITUARY—STRAUSER.” [Transcribed 1 June 2002 from Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library’s IHS Microfilm Records.] Otney Aliene STRAUSER, the oldest daughter of James F. and Arlie G. {SHEPHERD} STRAUSER, was born in Greene County, April 12th, 1896, and departed this life at her home in Washington Township, May 8th, 1917, at the age of twenty-one years and twenty-six days. She had undergone an operation at Indianapolis for appendicitis over two months ago, this and a complication of diseases caused her death. Her father had preceded her to the better land almost fourteen years ago. She united with the M. E. Church at Prairie Chapel under the pastorate of Rev. BARRETT, March 4th, 1913 and had lived a faithful and devoted Christian life until the Lord called her from the church militant to the church triumphant. She was a teacher in the Sunday school and served as organist for three years. During her long illness she suffered intensely but was very patient, kind and considerate for those about her. She was ever hopeful of her recovery—youth clinging to life as doth the rose to the stem, only to wilt on earth and bloom in Heaven—She was a loving daughter and a kind and affectionate sister. To know her was to love her. Her friends were many. She was universally beloved and the community will sadly miss her. Besides her mother, she leaves a devoted stepfather, L. E. STALCUP; two sisters, a brother and two half sisters, namely Lenora, Aubrey, Raymond, Grace and Helen, besides a host of relatives and friends to mourn their loss. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. J. F. DYER, assisted by the Rev. GOLDMAN at Prairie Chapel, Thursday afternoon, May 10th, after which the body was laid to rest in the cemetery near by. The large concourse of friends and neighbors in attendance at the funeral was evidence of the high esteem in which she was held. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. The pall-bearers were Mrs. H. C. MEREDITH, of Koleen, Mrs. Minnie STRAUSER, of Bloomfield, Mrs. Dencil SHEPHERD, Mrs. Delbert SHEPHERD and Misses Lenora and Aubrey STRAUSER {STALCUP?}. — Link to the Obituary of her maternal Grandfather, Leonidus Bennett SHEPHERD [1852OH-1918IN]: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene&m=3188