Monday, November 5, 1928 Paper: Republic (Rockford, IL) Page: 5

MRS DAVID GARNER DIES AT LEAF RIVER - Leaf River, Nov 5 -- (Special) -- Mrs. Kesiah (Rhinehart) Garner, 72, years old, died Sunday morning at 4:30 o'clock at her home here. She suffered a stroke three years ago and since then had been paralyzed. Last week she fell at her home and death resulted suddenly Sunday.

Mrs Rhinehart had lived her whole life in the vicinity of Leaf Rover. She ws born Dec 7, 1855 three miles north of Leaf River, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Rhinehart. She was married to David Garner Feb 8, 1873, near Egan, Ill.

Besides her husband, she leaves nine children, Mrs. Neelo Wagner, Pettibone, ND; Mrs. Ona Myers, Callaway, Minn; Mrs. Nannie Borchers, Amherst, SD, Artie Garner, Hinkley, Minn; Mrs. Lola Piper, Freeport, Ill; Harley Garner of Myrtle, Ill; Harold Garner, at home; Mrs. Bliss Schreiber, Leaf River and Mrs. Azalia Patterson, Leaf River. She also leaves 18 grandchildren and four great grandchildren, three brothers, Howard Rhinehart, of Rockford; Everett Rhinehart of Mason City, Ia and Charles Rhinehart, in the state of Washington; and two sisters, Mrs. Sabille Jones, of El Paso, Texas and Miss Isadore Rhinehart of Washington state. Funeral arrangements had not been completed today.

Contributed by Carole Ann Heller

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