Myrth Ridenour

b 05 Jul 1874, Clarinda, Page, Iowa			John Ridenour	>
d 19 Feb 1958,		Martin Ridenour	Catherine 'Caty' Noe	>
	Alexandor T. Ridenour	b 1778	William Clark
	\| b 1805	Sarah Clark	Lucy Scurry
Daniel Webster Ridenour	d 1844
\|b 19 Nov 1841	\|
\|d 04 Jan 1902	Sara T. Lay
\|	b 1810
Myrth Ridenour	d 1849		Francis Sawyer	>
\|John Martin Metz		David Sawyer	Elizabeth Richardson	>
\|m 30 Sep 1911	Alfred Sawyer	b 17 Mar 1760	John Harris
\|Joliet, Will, Illinois	\|b 21 Jun 1804	Judith Harris	Elizabeth Clark
Anna Olivia Sawyer	d 1861	b 18 Jun 1766
b 22 Jan 1848	\|	Fay
d 23 Mar 1932	Lury Ann Macomber Fay		John Macomber
	b 29 Dec 1811	Abigail Godfrey Macomber	Mary 'Polly' Dean	>
	d 09 Sep 1880	b 17 Jun 1792

Notes

Mrs. Myrth Metz, 83, of 509 N. Prarie Ave., died early today at St. Joseph's hospital.

Mrs. Metz's nephews, Joseph Swithin, 1111 Clara Ave., and Robert Barnes, 1113 Clara Ave., became concerned about her because she had not been seen around her home for two or three days.

Police were notified and when they arrived at the house, they found all the doors and windows locked. From a step ladder police looked through a rear bedroom window and noticed Mrs. Metz lying on the floor. Police broke down a rear door and she was removed to the hospital. According to the police report, she was still conscious when she was taken from the house.

Mrs. Metz was born in Clarinda, Ia., and had lived in Joliet for the past 57 years. Prior to her marriage, she was employed in the office of the Barrett Hardware Co., Inc. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian church. She had been under the care of a physician for a heart condition for some time. Her husband, John, preceded her in death in 1951.

She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Fred Mateer, Chicago, and a brother, Bruce Ridenour, of Joliet.

Funeral services will be held at the Sonntag funeral home Friday at 1:30 p.m., with the Rev. Lynn Taylor officiating. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.

Source: Newspaper clipping.

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