At six o’clock last Monday morning the spirit of Mother Showman departed this life and entered the one to come.

She has been lying seriously ill nearly all winter at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J, B. Augenstein, on Welsted street, being near death’s door on a number of occasions, but it was not until Monday that a tired body that had battled with the world for nearly a century gave up its unequal fight.

Grandmother Showman

Mrs. John S. Showman was one of the old pioneers of Henry county, having resided on the Showman farm on the north bank of the Maumee at the mouth of Turkeyfoot, continously since 1857. She was the mother of seven boys, Robert, John, William, Frank, Charles, Benson and David, the two latter being dead, and three daughters, Anna, now Mrs. S. M. Heller, Sarah, now Mrs. J. B. Augenstein, and Vardnique Geering who has been dead for some years. March 17th, 1836, the deceased married John S. Showman who preceded her in death Feb. 3rd, 1878. Mrs. Showman was aged 88 years and 15 days.

Funeral services were held yesterday morning from the home of J. B. Augenstein, conducted by Rev. Stanton. Interment at Liberty Center.