MRS. NIEDERHAUSER SAW DONELSON AS SLIP-UP YEARS AGO

Funeral services for one of the most beloved residents of Donelson, Mrs. Henrietta Gussman Niederhauser, were conducted Monday morning at the Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home with the Rev. G. B. Harris, Jr., of the First Reformed Church, officiating. Rev. Fred A. Tarpley, of the Donelson Baptist Church, assisted.

Burial services were held in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Mrs. Niederhauser made her home with her son, Edward V. Niederhauser, on Cumberland Circle. She was prominent in many Donelson activities and was noted for her jovial wit and good nature. Affectionately known as “Grandma”, she was always one of the central figures at any gathering.

 She was a member of the First Reformed Church in Nashville and was active in the Woman’s Guild work of that Church until her final illness. She was also active in volunteer work for the Red Cross.

Mrs. Niederhauser was born in Nashville on November 2, 1869, and has made her home in Donelson since 1917.

Mrs. Niederhauser, in her 77 years, saw much history pass by in this community. Born in Nashville shortly after the Civil War, she saw the South grow out of the reconstruction days. She saw the mule-driven cars replaced by electric trolleys and the advent of the automobile.

Donelson, then known as “Slip-up,” has seen its greatest change since Mrs. Niederhauser moved to the farm at the junction of Elm Hill Road and Donelson Pike. There were four business establishments and about 100 homes in Donelson at that time. Because of the few transportation facilities, the family traded in Donelson about once every week and in Nashville about every two months.

She was married about 58 years ago, Mr. Niederhauser preceedeing her in death in 1930.

The Niederhauser family has been involved in the milk business for years. Mr. Niederhauser’s father owned a cheese factory in Switzerland. Mrs. Niederhauser lived to see the Swiss Farm Dairy, consolidated four years ago with the Westwood Dairy, grow into one of the principal industries of Donelson and Nashville.

Her son, Robert B. Niederhauser, of Ventura, California, left Friday by air after a week’s visit. She died Friday at 5 p.m. after an illness of three weeks.

Active pallbearers were the following: Carl Gobel, Roger Becker, Albert Becker, Frank Becker, Frank Niederhauser, Ernest Niederhauser, Fred Niederhauser and Robert Perry. Honorary pallbearers included: George S. Jacobs, Albert H Tanksley, Robert D. Stanford, Dr. Samuel S. Riven, R. L. Steele, Walter Gasser, Thomas McIntyre, Jessie J. Ward, Chris Eberhardt, Wilber Logan, Fred Jaynes, W. B. Shofner, Clifford Davidson, W. G. Robinson, Sr., and Thomas M. Holt.

She is survived by two sons; Edward V. Niederhauser of Donelson and Robert B. Niederhauser of Ventura, California; four daughters: Mrs. O. C. Hooser and Mrs. James B. Ward of Donelson, Mrs. J. A. Demonbreun of Madison and Mrs. Garner Robinson of Old Hickory; a brother, Frank Gussman of Nashville; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.