Johnson County, Iowa Obituaries Mrs. Jacob Bowersox MOTHER OF MRS. C. L. HURLESS OF COLETA SUMMONED BY DEATH Coleta, Ill., April 5. - (Special) - C. L. Hurless received word Tuesday of the death of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Jacob Bowersox, at 11 o'clock Monday [04/02/1928] night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Smith, at Solon, Iowa. The funeral will be held Thursday at Shelbyville, Ia., her old home. Mrs. Bowersox was 78 years of age and had been a sufferer with cancer for the past twenty years. She was well known here as she made her home here with her daughter, Mrs. C. L. Hurless for several years. She leaves four children, Mrs. Lizzie Overholser is a sister-in-law. Her husband preceded her in death eight years ago.  [The Sterling Daily Gazette, April 5, 1928, page 12, column 6. - submitted by Larry Reynolds] James Bowersox RITES SUNDAY FOR RELATIVE IN IOWA Relatives in Coleta have received word of the death of James Bowersox, 67, at his home in Shueyville, [Johnson County] Ia., which occurred Wednesday [10/19/1938]. Mr. Bowersox was the youngest brother of the late Mrs. D. C. Overholser of Coleta and uncle of Mrs. Ruia Hurless, R. E. Overholser and F. R. Overholser. Mr. Bowersox is survived by his widow and two sons and four daughters, one grandchild and three sisters. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternon [sic] at Shueyville. Several relatives from here expect to attend. [The Sterling Daily Gazette, October 22, 1938, page 10, column 8.] RETURN ©2008, Genealogy Trails