Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-08-29
DE EATHS.

BROwN-At Franklin, August Is, 1870
William Brown, father OF ". W. BFoNl
Of Fan Clare.
YOUNG-At Pittsburg, August =, Io9o,
E.EE E. Young, formerly CT Butler. aged
"a years.
coEHRTNG-Near Evans City, Pa, on
Saturday morning August "A, 1870, MIS-;
Caroline. wife of Edward GOehring, aged
81 wears and months. Buried on Mon
dav August % at Evans City, Pa
O'DONNELL-At St. Francis Hospital,
Aug. p, 1895, Catharine /. O'Donneli,
aged 46 gears.
nesday.
FORSYTHE-At the home of his father
in-law. Simon P. Young. IN summit
twp, Aug. %, 1895, Robert Forsythe,
aged about 40 years.
MAHARG-At his home in Penn twp.
August %, 1895, James MahsrF, IN his
SOD year.
He leaves a wife and eight children.
LINDSEY-Ath his home in Cherry twp,
Aug. 10, 1895, VIM. Lindsey, aged about
so years.
McCOY-At his home in Pine twp, 4er-
Ger Co. Aug. 10, 1895, Thomas Mccoy,
aged s3 years.
Mr.. McCoy's death occurred the day be-
fore the eurion of the Mccoy family on
his farm.
ENGLEHART-At his home in Butler,
Aug. 26, 1895, Jacob Englehart, aged
40 years.
SHOUP-At his home in Evsns City, Aug.
26 1895, Albert Shoup, in his 10Th
year.
NUNINGER-AT his home in Evans
City August %, 1895, Fred Naninger, in
his s0th year.
KLINE-At his home in Adams twp.
August y, 1895, Jacob Kline, aged e
years.
-NEEsON-In PIttsburg, August "a, 1895,
James Neeson OF Clearfield twp, IN hlS
74th year
PHILLIPS-At the home of her daughter
Mrs. 3, L. Hooks, in Putler, August %,
1895. Mrs. Elsie Phillips in her ION
year.
MILLER-At his home near Parker Aug.
| "a. 1895. Hugh Miller, in bis sd year.
He was brother of Sam Miller of the
West end, Butler.
| WHITE-At his home in Butler, August,
| % 1895, Rev William " hlte, IN his
| S5th year.
The following biographical sketch of
| the late Dr. William White is taken from
| r. C. Brown d Co.'S history of Butler Co:
"Rev. William White, d. D., the hon
| ored and respected rector of ST. Peter :
| Protestant Episeopa. Church OF Butler
/ for halt century, was one OF the pioneer
ministers of his church in Pennsylvania.
He was native OF StewartstOwn, COuhty
| Tyrone. Ireland. born March Is, 1911, and
! was thus in the 55th year OF his age. he
| grew to manhood in his native land, came
| 10 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, IN 1872, and
| entered the Western University. gradu-
| ating from that Institution in 1884 In
| 1897 he graduated at the General Theo-
| LOGICAL Seminary of New York, was or
| dsined a deacon by Bishop Onderdonk, in
| Christ church, Philadelphia, the same year
and was sent To take charge OF the Free
| port and Butler congregations IN 1855
| he was ordained priest by the same Dish
on. and remained in charge OF DOth
| churches mentioned until 1872, when he
gave up the FreepOrt charge and confined
his Iabors TO Butler and vicinity Dr..
| White was married October Z, 1S4O, TO
| Mary Bredin, = daughter of James Bredin,
of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 10 whom nave
been born six children, as follows: Annie;
| Isabella; Thomas, an Episcopal minister
of East Albany, EeS York; George II,
| attorney al law of Butler; James B., do
| ceased. and William, consulting engi-
neer Of Piusburg. For several years Dr..
| White combined with his psrochlal duties
| those OF a teacher in the old Butler Acad-
| emy. and many of the leading men OF
| Western Pennsylvania looked up to him
| with pride as their preceptor lie con-
tinued as pastor of the Butler congrega-
tior until 1877, when the intirmities OF ad-
| vaucing ege induced him to lay down the
| burden. although he still occasionally per-
| formed the offices of his sacred calling IN
the adjoining counties Of Armstrong and
| Clarion, With the passing years TINS
| work also had To be abandoned, and at tne
ripe age OF 81 he confidently and patiently
awaited the call to his eternal reward.
| For nearly sixty years his name has been
closely associated with the religious and
educational life OF Butler county, and
few of it's citizens had won to greater de-
gree tle ,.5,,qIs upeaple than this venerable
| U.-..rel - whose rare usefulness through
| out that period is gladly Acknowledged
| By ALL
| The funeral servic - over the remains Oi
| Rev. White were held in the Episcopal
| Church of tnis place, on Saturday las and
| were conducted by the Rev. Hemenway,
! pre- .ent pastor of the church.
Tribute was paid u his memory and ser
| ices bg several ministers OF the Episcopal
| Church from abroad, who were present.
| Rev Thomas White, a soa, now of East
/ Albany, n. Y, ana Rev. John Graham.
a nephew, Of Shamoken, Pa but who was
| born and raised here, were present with
| their families.
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