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Sarah Elaine Hostetler^1,2

Female, b. 23 January 1924, d. 26 March 2009, #52624

Father

William Scott Hostetler¹ b. 17 October 1902, d. 9 September 1954

Mother

Orpha E. Firestone¹ b. 25 May 1902, d. 24 December 1996

Pop-up Pedigree

Birth*

23 January 1924

Confluence, Somerset Co., PA^1,3

Census*

1930

1930 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Morgan Township, Mather, ED: 30-19, Series: T626, Roll: 2044, Page: 18, April 21
Sheet 18A, 53
(enumerated with father, Scott Hostetler)
14, 238, 240, Hostetler, Sarah, Daughter, , , , No, F, W, 6, S, , Yes, , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, , 58, , , , , , None, , , , , , , ,¹

Census

1940

1940 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Morgan Township, Mather, ED: 30-26, Series: T627, Roll: 3513, Page: 1B, April 4
Sheet 1B, 53 Short Street
(enumerated with father, Scott Hostetler)
77, 15, , , No, Hostetler, Sarah, Daughter, 2, F, W, 16, S, Yes, 8, 8, Pennsylvania, 58, , Same House, , , No, , No, No, No, No, S, 6, , , , , , , 0, 0, No,⁴

Married Name

12 July 1942

Morris³

Marriage*

12 July 1942

Greene Co., PA, Principal=Jonathan Rex Morris³

Death*

26 March 2009

Fordyce, Greene Co., PA³

News/Obit*

28 March 2009

Sarah E. Morris

Fordyce Methodist Church member was area volunteer

Sarah E. Morris , 85, of Fordyce, died Thursday, March 26, 2009, in her home, following a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease.

She was born January 23, 1924, in Confluence, a daughter of William Scott Hostetler and Orpha Firestone Hostetler.

Mrs. Morris was a graduate of Jefferson High School.

On July 12, 1942, she married Jonathan Rex Morris , who died January 19, 2003.

Mrs. Morris resided most of her life in Fordyce, where she was a member of Fordyce Methodist Church.

She had worked as a seamstress at Greenway Manufacturing in Waynesburg and volunteered at Greene County Memorial Hospital and Bowlby Public Library in Waynesburg.

Mrs. Morris enjoyed painting, flower arranging and bowling.

A devoted mother and wife, she will be remembered for her kind and compassionate nature.

Surviving are a daughter, Kathleen (Bill) Miller of Winter Haven, Fla.; a son, John R. (Bonnie) Morris of Waynesburg; two grandchildren, Rebecca and Jonathan Morris ; two sisters, Verna Lutz of Salisbury and Edith Griedel of Natrona Heights; a brother, Bill Hostetler of Saxe, Va.; and an aunt, Mary Oakey of Fredericksburg, Va.

She also leaves her devoted caregiver and friend, Robin St.Clair.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Behm Funeral Home, 182 West High Street, Waynesburg, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 30, with Pastor James Lewis officiating. Interment will follow in Garards Fort Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Greene County, 183 Jefferson Road, Waynesburg, or the Alzheimer's Association, 1100 Liberty Avenue, Suite E-201, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Condolences may be expressed online at www.behmfuneralhomes.net.

Published in the Observer-Reporter (Washington, PA) - March 28, 2009³

Burial*

after 28 March 2009

Garards Fort Cemetery, Garards, Greene Co., PA, Inscription: Morris
Sarah Elaine
1924 - 2009
(married) 7-12-42
Jonathan Rex
1919 - 2003²