A life so outstanding to this community and a greater area left our midst early Wednesday when Sarah Elizabeth Haver died at her home in Douglass. She suffered from a coronary thrombosis about 11 the preceding day. Much anxiety was felt by the family physician and the family, but hopes were held that she would recover.
Though her illness was with much suffering, it was short and as all would wish for her. Still life with each new day was so full of interests and tasks for her large circle of dear ones, it can be said that she could not honestly wish to leave this old world for her new one yet.
Sarah Elizabeth Clark was born to William and Margaret Clark, March 26, 1854, on a farm near Fairfield, Decatur county, Iowa. She was married to Hiram Haver, a neighbor boy, in March 1871.
In the spring of 1876 she came in a covered wagon to her new praire home in Kansas, living in a one-room claim house previously purchased by her young husband.
This event was celebrated in 1941 when her two daughters planned and carried out a beautiful tea, inviting friends from near and far for the occasion.
With her thrift, wifely ability and versatile gifts, they managed well and rode through adverse years somehow better than many of her early day neighbors. She loved to bestow these talents on any deserving young wife in those trying days. These lovely traits she has kept up through her long life and her long list of friends are innumerable.
After a few years on this claim, north of Lone Star, they moved in what has been known as the Steinhoff Ranch on Rock Creek, and later sold out and purchased the present Haver Ranch, on Rock Creek. In 1895 they moved to the farm east of Douglass, which they owned and farmed until five years after the death of Mr. Haver in 1926.
In 1931 Mrs. Haver and Maude moved to the present Douglass home.
Mrs. Haver particularly admired those who helped themselves. She passionately loved her flowers , working in her beautiful garden. Her home with its lovely appointments brought many friends who found it a pleasure to be with her.
Her mother and father must have been admirable characters in Iowa to have sent to this community three Clarks to bless it so abundantly. Her brothers were the late George and Will Clark, whose lives still are felt here. George passed away in 1917 and Will in 1939.
A son, James Haver, passed away in 1936 and two sons, William and Jesse in earlier life.
It is impossible to express the sorrow and loneiness that will be to her daughters, Miss Maude Haver who lived with her mother and Mrs. Ruth Bush (Mrs. J.F. Bush); her grandchildren, Frank Haver Bush of the U.S. Coast Artillery at Camp Roberts, Calif.; Mrs. Patricia Belting, wife of Lieut. Robert Belting of the U. S. Air Corps at Norfolk, Va.; and Phyllis Haver Seaman of New York City; George Miller, who spent much of his early life in the Haver home and was married there, also a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Flo Haver, of Wichita.
There also is one sister, Mrs. Laura Carrel, of Shenandoah, Iowa; and one brother, Alphon Clark, of Des Moines, Iowa.
Mrs. Haver was exceeedingly devoted to her church, the Methodist. She was a regular attendant and tireless worker for it.
Funeral services will be held from the Methodist Church Saturday at 10 a.m., conducted by Rev. George Cavit, pastor of the church, and Rev. George Watts, of Udall, former pastor here.
Burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery in charge of the Hilyard Funeral Home.
Published in the Douglass Tribune.