A very well-known identity, Mrs. Ellen Fowler, passed away on Monday last at her daughter’s (Mrs. Hunter) residence in Clifton-st. The deceased, who was 82 years of age, was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Hough, and was born on the bank of the Collie river.
At 18 years of age she married Mr. Richard Arthur Fowler, now deceased. She had eleven children, nine of whom are living. Mr. Joseph Hough, and Mrs. Sarah Morgan (Meckering) are brother and sister respectively of the deceased, as was also the late Mrs. George Teede and the late Mrs. Edward Higgins. There are 16 grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren living.
The funeral took place on Wednesday and the remains were interred in the old cemetery, the Rev. D. Dundas officiating. The chief mourners were: Mr. and Mrs. E. Gardiner (daughter and son-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. J. Archer Fowler (son and daughter-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. James Fowler (son and daughter-in-law), Miss M. A. Fowler (daughter), Mr. and Mrs. John Hurst (daughter and son-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. F. Wilks (daughter and son-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter (daughter and son-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. John Fowler (son and daughter-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fowler (son and daughter-in-law).
The pall bearers were: Messrs C. D. Baker, F. S. Caporn, J. Elton, J. O. Oldham, V. S. Delaporte, and H. Earl.
Telegrams and personals were received from: Mr. and Mrs. George Fowler (Lowden), Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fowler (Lowden), Mr. and Mrs. George Teede, Mrs. Urquhart and Jessie, Mrs. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Buswell.
Wreaths were received from the following: Son and Daughters, Mr. and Mrs. B. Teede, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Robinson and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Baker and Tood, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton, Mrs. Frank Johnston and Miss Johnston, Mrs. Parks and Marjorie, Miss Fenton, her loving grand-daughters Mollie and Evelyn, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Johnston and Mrs. Laurence, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Hough and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bircham and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Teede, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Spencer, Mrs Blythe, Queenie and Jack, Mrs. Chester and Mrs. Hough, Mr. and Mrs. Castle and Winnie, her loving grand-daughter Nell, Miss Lizzie Fowler (Ferguson), Belle, Laurie, Ella, Bert, Marjorie, Ruby and Tom, Mrs. Gale and Mrs. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. King and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fernihough and family, Mrs. S. M. Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. A. Lewin, George Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnston and family, sister Sarah (Meckering), brother Joseph and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frewin, to dear grandma from Keith, Milligan family (Australind), Mr. and Mrs. H. Earl and Hilda (Glen Iris), Mr. and Mrs. Springman and Emmie, Mr. and Mrs. B. Hough, Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart and Fremina, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Taylor and family (Collie Bridge), Teenie and Ephraim and all at ‘Greenwood’ (Ferguson), Louie and Mona (Ferguson) from old friends at Leschenault, Mr. and Mrs. Forman and family, grandchildren Muriel and Fred (Glen Iris), Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. K. Anderson (Glen Iris), Mr. and Mrs. Herman Anderson (Glen Iris), Mr. and Mrs. Copplestone, John, Millie and family (Ferguson), Percy and Jessie, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Jarvis, Archer and Mary (Preston), Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapman, and family (Glen Iris), Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. Frank Frewin, Miss Amy Mitchell and Miss Mitchell, Leslie and Kathleen (Rathmines). The funeral arrangements were conducted by Messrs W. Brittain and Son, Bunbury.
(Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express, 24 November 1925)