Sarah Earhart

Other Events:

• Newspaper: 16 Mar 1951; The Journal Herald (Dayton, Ohio) 16 March 1951
• Obituary: 17 Nov 1955

Notes:

Newspaper:

Mrs. Sarah Sollers...Town's Oldest Active Resident
Casstown Woman, 90, Insists On Keeping House For Son
Casstown—Mrs. Sarah Sollers has staked her claim as Casstown's oldest active resident and there's none to dispute her.
"Aunt Salle" willl be 91 years old Oct. 14. She's no Casstown's oldest reident, however, Mrs. Sally Knight tops her by a year She'll be 92 in September.
But "Aunt Sally" is ill and not able to get around like her "young" friend. The pair have been friends since girlhood.
Aunt Salie (pronounced Saily) keeps house here for her son Oscar Earhart and does all the chores connected with it despite her advance years.
She says she's in good health "Can't complain at all," she avers, but admits "I get a little lazy once in a while."
By lazy, Aunt Salie means that after doing the housework and cooking she might lie down on the couch for a short nap.
There's one thing she is a bit sheepish about.
That's when she runs the lawn mower and does a bit of garder spading—two occupations that her son forbids.
"I know I dadn't ought to, but it kinda keeps me going," she explains.
One of Aunt Salie's favorite dishes is cherry pi.
But when you ask about the recipe, she insists it's just a matter of opening up a can of cherries and making it.
She's a native of Indiana, but has spent all but the first few years of her life right here. In ____ has lived in three different houses on her street, all within the same block.
Her son is her only child. She has four granddaughters and two great grandchildren, all living in Troy.

Obituary:

Sarah A Sollers
Dies At Age of 95
Mrs. Sarah A. Sollers, 95, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Miami County home, where she had made her residence for the past three weeks. She resided at . R. 2, Casstown.
Born in Jay county, Ind. she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Ely Earhart. Her first husband, William Siler, died in 1913. She then married William Sollers who died in 1930.
She attended the Casstown Methodist church. Surviving are a son, Oscar Earhart of T. R. 2, Troy; two granddaughters, Mrs. Martha Swigart of Troy and Mrs. Richard (June) Meredith also of Troy; six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Irvin-Deeter funeral home with Rev. Lester Schlechty officiating. Burial will be in Casstown cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from noon Friday until time of the services.

Sarah married John T. Burton on 30 Dec 1891 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. John was born on 11 Sep 1853 in Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 12 May 1922 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married William Thomas Siler on 13 Mar 1904 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. William (son of Jacob Siler and Elizabeth Castle) was born on 2 Jul 1849 in Champaign County, Ohio, United States; died on 17 Jul 1913 in Lostcreek Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 20 Jul 1913 in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married William R. Sollers on 26 Nov 1919 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. William was born about 31 Mar 1859 in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States; died about 1930 in Casstown, Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]