Anna E. Sowder
Anna E. Sowder, 85, of Castle Rock died Saturday at the
Brookside Inn in Castle Rock.
A funeral service is being planned at Church of the Rock in
Castle Rock. The Rev. J.R. Polhemus will officiate, and interment
will be at the Firlawn Cemetery in Hillsboro, Ore.
Anna Elizabeth Teeters was born Dec. 24, 1917, in the small
logging town of Mable, Ore. She was the daughter of Shelby Lee and
Alma Leona (Fuller) Teeters.
During elementary school, she attended a one-room schoolhouse,
and later graduated from high school.
Anna and George S. Sowder were married for 38 years before his
death. She was a financial clerk in retail sales. She also was a
member of Church of the Rock.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Sowder was preceded in death by a
daughter, Mary, a brother, Walter, and an infant sister.
She is survived by son Jerry Sowder and his wife, Connie, of
Castle Rock; step-children Linda Dixon of LaPorte and Frank Sowder
and his wife, Nora, of Wiggins; sister Verna Wellington of
Hillsboro; six grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Contributions can be made in her name to Brookside Inn, 1297 S.
Perry St., Castle Rock, CO 80104.