STILLABOWER, Bessie (Robins) [Dillman]

Date of birth:  5 Feb 1896 – Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 16 Aug 1971 – Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana

Franklin Daily Journal, August 16, 1971

B. Stillabower dies at home

Following a three-year illness, Mrs. Bessie Stillabower of route one Bar­gersville died this morning in her resi­dence at the age of 75. She was a na­tive of Franklin, born in the city Feb. 5, 1896 the daughter of Ira and Becky Robins.

Mrs. Stillabower attended the Frank­lin schools and was married in 1943 to Andy Stillabower. She had formerly been employed with Arvin Industries.

Funeral service time will be announc­ed later. Friends may call after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Green­lawn Cemetery.

Mrs. Stillabower was a member of the Franklin Memorial Church. Her husband Andy, sons and daughters Mrs. Katherine LaClair of Iowa, Mrs. Francis Lanier of Whiteland, John Dillman of Louisiana, Mrs. Thelma Jenkins of Morgantown and Leo Stillabower sur­vive.

Twenty-two grandchildren, 17 great-grand­children, and a sister Mrs. Doro­thy Moody of Indianapolis also survive.

Submitted by Mark Wirey