Troyer, Sam J. (1893-1956)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1956 Apr 19 p. 3

Birth date: 1893

text of obituary:

Farmer Fatally Hurt By Falling Tree

SERVICES HELD AT HARPER, KANSAS FOR SAM J. TROYER, 62

Harper, Kan. — Memorial services were conducted at the Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church near here on April 9 for Sam J. Troyer, 62, who was instantly killed by the limb of a falling tree on April 6.

Mr. Troyer was felling a tree on a newly acquired tract of land and thought he was at a safe distance but a large limb which he did not see struck him as the tree toppled over.

A native of Ness County, Kan., he moved to McPherson County at an early age with his parents, Menno Z. and Susan Troyer. He was formerly a teacher, and also farmed in McPherson County and at Jet, Okla. He had lived in the Harper community since 1930.

Surviving are his wife, the former Iva Miller, four children, his aged mother, three brothers, four sisters and nine grandchildren.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1956 May 3 p. 8