Born in McAlevys Fort, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Stella Alberta (Sassman) Rowles
Died
at age 85
in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
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Biography
Lula Pearl McVey; b. 29 Aug 1886 at McLeveys Fort, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; m. Joseph Frank Sassman 12 Jun 1902 at Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; d. 21 Mar 1972 at Akron, Summit, Ohio, at age 85; she was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania.
Joseph Frank Sassman was born on 6 Sep 1874 at McLeveys Fort, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He died on 28 Mar 1947 at Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, at age 72. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania.
Known children of Lula Pearl McVey and Joseph Frank Sassman were as follows:
- i. Franklin F Sassman; b. 7 Mar 1904 at Huntington, Pennsylvania; d. 12 Apr 1906 at Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, at age 2.
- ii. Olive Pearl Sassman; b. 12 Feb 1907 at Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; d. 21 May 1935 at age 28.
- iii. Ruth Frances Sassman; b. 14 May 1909 at Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; m. Franklin R Norris, son of Samuel Norris and Rose E (--?--), 25 Nov 1933.
- iv. Stella Alberta Sassman; b. 22 Sep 1913 at Clearfield, Pennsylvania; m. Harvey Kirk Rowles, son of Harvey Lewis Rowles and Florence Bell Merritt, 11 Nov 1933 at Clearfield, Pennsylvania; d. 21 Dec 1974 at Girard, Trumbull, Ohio, at age 61.
- v. Blaire D Sassman; b. 24 Dec 1915 at Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; d. 14 Mar 1975 at age 59.
- vi. Joseph Sassman; b. 10 Jul 1918 at Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; d. 19 Apr 1922 at Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, at age 3.
- vii. Matthew Earl Sassman; b. 28 Jul 1920 at Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; d. 4 Mar 1988 at age 67.
- viii. Maude Esther Sassman; b. 13 Dec 1922 at Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; d. 2 Apr 2002 at age 79.
- ix. Clara Louise Sassman; b. 2 May 1927 at Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; d. 29 Apr 1995 at age 67.
- x. Kathryn Laura Sassman; b. 6 Dec 1927 at Pennsylvania; d. 18 NOV 2007
- xi. Samuel Sassman; b. 29 Mar 1931 at Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; d. 22 Jun 1979 at age 48.
Her obituary was published as follows:
The Progress, Clearfield, Pa., Wednesday, March 22, 1972
CUEWENSVILLE - Mrs. Lulu Pearl Sassman, 85, Chareau of Fairlawn, Akron, Ohio, died early Tuesday morning at Green Cross Hospital in Akron. She was a former Curwensville resident.
Born in McAlveys Fort, Pa., Aug. 29, 1886, she was the daughter of Tatuck and Amanda (Troy) McVey.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Sassman is survived by these children: Blair, Coatesville; Matthew, Pleasantville, N.Y.; Samuel, Akron; Mrs. Frances Ormiston and Clara Louise Sassman, both of Akron; Mrs. Harvey Kirk Rowles, Girard, Ohio; and Mrs. Maude Esther Woods, Phoenix, Ariz.
Also surviving are 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Junie Carney, Tallmadge, Ohio; and Mrs. Violet Kough, Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. Sassman was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Franklin Sassman in 1947.
Funeral services will be held from the Russell H. Lininger Funeral Home Friday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Charles Hess officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 p.m. today until the hour of services Friday.
Sources
- "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKVD-B85 : 11 November 2019), Lulu P Sassman, 1972.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 May 2020), memorial page for Lulu Pearl McVey Sassman (29 Aug 1886–21 Mar 1972), Find a Grave Memorial no. 127646907, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by fagcontributor (contributor 47274097) .
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