Payette Enterprise
Thursday, March 22, 1917
Death has claimed another little one from Fruitland. Little Janice Fay Bowers, who brightened the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bowers just one year, died Sunday afternoon, March 18, her birthday in Ontario hospital where she had been taken Sunday forenoon. Death was due to peritonitis. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Edey, Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Brethren church. The many friends sympathize with Mr. and Mrs. Bowers in the loss of the little one from their home. Mr. and Mrs. Burns and son Jerome, and Mrs. Rutledge of Meridian, parents and brother and sister of Mrs. Bowers, came down Sunday night to attend the funeral.
Fruitland Banner (Friday, March 23, 1917)
Janis Fay Bowers Dies
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bowers died last Sunday afternoon at five o'clock, at the Ontario hospital from peritonitis. The baby was taken to the hospital Sunday morning for an operation, but the physicians decided that it would do no good. The little girl passed away on her first anniversary.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock in the Brethren church, conducted by Rev. L. H. Eby. Interment was made in the Payette cemetery.
