Sarah Martha "Mattie" Reed CLUTTER

  General Notes:

Obituary: Called "Mattie," her formal first and middle names were Sarah Martha. Widowed in 1903, Mattie married widower Thomas Benton Sprowls in 1914. She is buried in Enon Cemetery near her first husband, William T. Clutter; Thomas is buried in Enon Cemetery, "Mattie, wife of W. T. Clutter" appears on the CLUTTER monument but with no dates for her. Her second husband Thomas predeceased her and is buried in Enon Cemetery near his first wife, Rebecca Jane Ealy. near his first wife, Rebecca Jane Ealy. Thomas died in 1928, Mattie in 1940.

Obituary photographed by Shirley Allum Hudlicky in Greene County, Pennsylvania in 1965




1872 BIRTH of Sarah Martha Reed ("Mattie")

Called "Mattie," according to her obituary she was a daughter of John Reed

1880 CENSUS. Where?

1887 MARRIAGE of Sarah Martha "Mattie" Reed and William T. Clutter on November 15 in Greene County, Pennsylvania

1900 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Richhill Township (June 1) ("Mattie S.," age 35, born "January, 1865 in Pennsylvania") (first husband, "William T. Clutter," age 38, "Farmer," born "November, 1861 in Pennsylvania") (Mattie is shown as the mother of 4 children, 4 children living in the year 1900; she and William had been married 12 years)

1903 DEATH of first husband, William T. Clutter

1910 CENSUS. Where?

1914 MARRIAGE of Sarah Martha "Mattie" (Reed) Clutter and Thomas Benton Sprowls on January 3, 1914


See "Thomas Benton Sprowls" for additional information




OBITUARY (Mattie) from an undocumented 1940 newspaper:


Mrs. Mattie Sprowls

Mrs. Sarah Martha Reed Sprowls, familiarly known as "Mattie" to her many friends, died at her home on Petroleum avenue, on Friday,April 12th, 1940. Her children had been summoned to her home at the mid-week due to her critical illness. The funeral service was held in the Brownlee home Sunday afternoon conducted by her pastor, C. D. Eltringham. A very large attendance of friends assembled. The pallbearers were six grandsons: Herbert Clutter, Donald Clutter, Harland Clutter, Delbert Clutter,Von Clutter and Harold Ruth. Interment was in Enon cemetery.

Mrs. Sprowls was born in Richhill township, Greene county, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Reed. Part of her common school education was secured as a pupil of the Long Rural School. Her mother died when she was quite small. In 1888 she was united in marriage with Wm. Clutter. Of that union there are two daughters and two sons. Mr. Clutter died in 1903. January 3d (sic), 1914, she was united in marriage with Thomas B. Sprowls. They resided at Enon until 1918 when they came to Claysville. Mr. Sprowls was an employee of the Penn Bridge Plant, where he was fatally injured by the falling of a heavy rail, Dec. 26, 1928, dying two days later.

Mrs. Sprowls became a member of Enon Baptist church and after coming to this place, transferred her membership to Claysville Baptist church. She was a loyal attendant and supporter, member of the Sunday School and active in the Mission Circle and Ladies Aid. She was held in high esteem.

Children--Floyd N. Clutter, Mrs. Harry Clutter, Nineveh; Charles B. Clutter, West Finley; Mrs. Stanley Ruth, Claysville; and Mrs. Forney Fordyce, Claysville. Stepchildren: Clarence Sprowls, Wheeling; Herschel Sprowls, West Finley RD; Earl Sprowls, Massillon, O.; Ray Sprowls, Akron, O.; Mrs. John Amos, Claysville and Mrs. Russel (sic) Holmes, Washington; Wilda, wife of John T. Miller, Monongahela, Pa.; 22 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.

Sisters: Mrs. Florence Chess, Cleveland, O.; Mrs. Delle Chambers, Akron, O.; and Mrs. Belle Fletcher, Rutan.

Sarah married Thomas Benton SPROWLS, son of Simon Locke SPROWLS and Elizabeth "Jane" WISE, on January 3, 1914. (Thomas Benton SPROWLS was born on July 21, 1874 in East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, died on December 28, 1928 in Claysville, Washington County, Pennsylvania and was buried on December 31, 1928 in Enon Cemetery, Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania.)