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Mrs. S. A. Eaker

AGED EDEN WOMAN IS DEAD

Mrs. S. A. Eaker, 95, Buried There Sunday Afternoon

   Mrs. S. A. Eaker, 95 years old died Sunday morning at 4 o'clock at the home of her son. A. A. Eaker, near Eden. The funeral service was held Sunday afternoon., burial being in the Eden Cemetery.
    Surviving are two sons Y. Y. Eaker of Eden, Perry Smith of Stanton and a daughter, Mrs. Jim Rogers of Eldorado. All the children were present for the funeral. Mrs. Eaker survived two husbands.
    The Rev. Clem Hoover of Goldthwaite officiated at the funeral.  Mrs. Eaker was a native of Arkansas. 

 San Angelo Standard Times
October 10, 1932

Mrs. S. A. Eaker, 95 Buried Here Sunday
   
Mrs. Sarah Ann Eaker, who was 95 years old last July 23rd, died at the home of her son, Y. Y. Eaker, Saturday night. She was the oldest person in this community it is believed. She had bee bedfast for the last eight years, through feebleness, but, began sinking rapidly only a day or two before the end.
    She was born in Eldorado, Arkansas, July 23, 1837, and came to Texas about 65 years ago. However she had been here only a little more than a year, at her son's home. A daughter, Mrs. J. P. Rogers and her husband, also lived there to help take care of her. She survived two husbands, and has three children living, Mrs. J. P. Rogers of this place, P. A. Smith of Eldorado, and Y. Y. Eaker. Mr. Eaker is the youngest and the only survivor of five children by her second marriage.
    Interment was in the Eden cemetery Sunday afternoon, Elder C. W. Hoover of the Church of Christ officiating. Deceased had been a member of this church 82 years. The two of her children who live here were at the funeral. Mr. Smith being unable to come on account of poor health. Grady Eaker, a grandson, and his family, from Oklahoma City, Ed Eaker, a grandson, and Mrs. Martin Looney and Mrs. Ila Sanders, great-granddaughters, and Mr. Sanders, all of Mason, John Rogers, a grandson, and his family and Mrs. Charlie Yancey, a granddaughter, and her husband, all of Eldorado, Mrs. J. E,. Latham and family, of Mason, and Claud Eaker, grandson, Eden, were the near relatives of the deceased who were present. A number of old friends from Mason County, where she formerly lived were present. Carl and Ira Eaker, sons of Y. Y. Eaker, are in San Antonio and Los Angeles, respectively and could not return home.
    A Host of friend here sorrowed with the bereaved ones, sand heard of her nearly five-score years of exemplary living.

Eden Echo
October 13, 1932