Helen Marie Sholder1,2,3,4,5,6

F, (24 March 1898 - 13 November 1979)
     Helen Marie Sholder was born on 24 March 1898 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2,7,4 She was the daughter of Henry L. Sholder and Nettie Rae Fullerton.2 Helen Marie Sholder married, at age 20, Dewey Eckard Livermore, age 19, son of Frank Eddy Livermore and Rachel B. Eckard, on Thursday, 28 March 1918.2,3,4,5 Helen Marie Sholder died on 13 November 1979 at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 81 years, 7 months and 20 days.2,7,4 She was buried on 16 November 1979 in the Blooming Grove Cemetery, located in Hepburn Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend John R. Shafer.2
     As of 1900, Helen Marie Sholder was living with Henry L. Sholder and Nettie Rae Fullerton at 31 Webb Street, Newberry, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.8 Helen Marie Sholder appeared on the census of 19 April 1910 in the household of Henry L. Sholder and Nettie Rae Fullerton at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Helen Marie Sholder appears in family group photograph circa 1939.9 She was the tax collector for Old Lycoming Township between 1959 and 1966.2 She was widowed at age 61 by the death of Dewey on 19 August 1959.2,4 As of 1978, Helen Marie Sholder lived at Williamsport RD 2, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2 Her obituary was published on November 1979 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary stated:

     Mrs. Helen M. Livermore, 81, of Williamsport RD 2, was pronounced dead on arrival at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1979, at the Williamsport Hospital. Mrs. Livermore was taken to the hospital in the Old Lycoming Township ambulance after being stricken at her home.

     Her husband, Dewey E. Livermore, died in 1959.

     After the death of her husband, Mrs. Livermore assumed his duties as tax collector for Old Lycoming Twp., and continued in that position until 1966.

     She was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church, its Kings Daughters Sunday School class and the United Methodist Women.

     Born in Williamsport March 24, 1898, she was a daughter of Henry L. and Nettie R. Fullerton Sholder.

     Surviving are a son, Harold, of Williamsport RD 2; two daughters, Mrs. Florence E. Williamson, of Williamsport RD 2, and Mrs. Lois E. Brooks, city; a sister, Mrs. Esther Jarrett, of Albany, NY, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

     The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Knight's, 1914 Memorial Avenue, with the Rev. John R. Shafer, her pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Blooming Grove Cemetery, Hepburn Township. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The family will provide the flowers.2

Children of Helen Marie Sholder and Dewey Eckard Livermore

Last Edited=15 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S1243] Donald Alan Brooks obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, May 1977. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Johanna (Weiss) Edler (1915-1999) through out her life. Viewed in the home of her daughter Donna (Edler) Sayah on 1 June 1999, by Kevin Sholder. Donna Lee Edler, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, USA.
  2. [S1244] Mrs. Helen M. Livermore obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, November 1979. The original was given to the author, on 1 June 1999 by Donna [Edler] Sayah. The original newspaper clipping came from Donna's mother Johanna [Weiss] Edler (1915-1999) and was a part of her collection of personal memorabilia that she had collected throughout her lifetime. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
  3. [S369] Mrs. Lois E. Brooks obituary, Local paper, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, October 1981. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
  4. [S1739] David Livermore, "Family Group Sheet (Harold Sholder Livermore)," supplied 1 May 2008 ([address for private use,] Williamsport, Pennsylvania; USA).
  5. [S1932] "Harold S. Livermore obituary," Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 12 February 2008, online archives (http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/… : accessed 5 December 2009). Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
  6. [S2118] "Florence E. Williamson obituary," Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 7 December 2010, online archives (http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/557280/…> : accessed 6 January 2011). Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
  7. [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. HELEN LIVERMORE, birth listed as 16 Mar 1898, died listed as Nov 1979, issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Williamsport, Lycoming, PA, last benefit Williamsport, Lycoming, PA. Accessed 5 Mar 2004.
  8. [S1896] W. H. Boyd, compiler, Boyd's Directory of Williamsport (Pennsylvania) (Reading, Pennsylvania: W. H. Boyd Directory Co., 1900), p. 392.
  9. [S1197] Henry L. Sholder family snapshot, original, inscribed on verso, circa 1939. Handwritten on the back most likely by Margaret (Horn) Bennett is "uncle Henry Sholder / aunt Nettie Sholder," Margaret (Horn) Bennett was the neice of Henry L. Sholder and Nettie Fullerton.

    This photograph was handed down to Joseph Richard Bennett, son of Margaret (Horn) Bennett, Youngstown Ohio. The original was mailed to Kevin L. Sholder in July 2007 by Joseph Richard Bennett. Kevin then scanned it into electronic format. Owned 2007 by Kevin Leonard Sholder (48 Esquire Avenue, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio).