Abbie Showman

Mrs. Abbie Showman, 91, Liberty Center, died Thursday morning in the Northcrest Nursing Home. Born April 26, 1883, in Kentucky, she was the daughter of Alfred and Eunice (Dodge) Rye.

A member of the Liberty Center United Methodist Church, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cloyce, in 1969.

Surviving are three sons, John, Malinta, Austin, Columbus, and Bert, Liberty Center; one daughter, Mrs. Lawrence (Caroline) Matthews, Liberty Center; one brother, Alfred Rye, Sweet Home, Oregon; one niece, Mrs. Kathryn Martin, Plymouth, Michigan: eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Walker Mortuary, 2 p.m. Sunday, the Reverend Joseph Burnette officiating. Burial will be in the Young Cemetery.

Friends may call at Walker Mortuary from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

The family requests that memorials be made to the building fund of the Liberty Center United Methodist Church.