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Mrs. Mary J. Winbigler Werts

Stillwater Valley News

February 23, 1938

Local Resident Dies Early This Morning

Mrs. Mary J. Winbigler Werts passed away this morning at 5:25 o’clock at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rech, following a serious illness of only four days. She had suffered the misfortune of sustaining a fracture of the hip last September but had fully recovered from that injury and seemed to be enjoying fairly good health and her death which is thought to be the result of uremic poisoning, came as a shock to members of her family and friends.

Mrs. Werts was born and reared near Brock in Darke County and has lived a long and most useful life of 83 years. Her kindly interest in others and her words of cheer often lightened the burdens of many. She was always interested in the welfare of her loved ones and found great enjoyment in their happiness. She was eager to grasp the opportunity to be of real service to anyone in need of help. It can truly be said by those who had the privilege of association with such a noble character, that it was good to know her. For the past three years she has resided with her daughter.

Her survivors are her daughter, Mrs. Estella Rech, one grandson, J. B. Campbell and one great grand son Jan Campbell. She was preceded in death by her husband J. B. Werts and a daughter who passed away at the youthful age of thirteen years.

Brief funeral services will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rech at 19 North Wall St. Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock followed by services at the Congregational Church in Versailles of which she was a member at 2:30 o'clock with Rev. H. A. Smith officiating, assisted by Rev. Cecil Leck. Interment will be made in the Versailles Cemetery in charge of G. W. Miller.

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