Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-08-22
DEATHS.

PARKER-At her home in W. Va
August Il. 1901, Mrs. ID. F. Parker
aged 81 years.
She was buried from the home cf
Chas. Parker of Butler.
BLACK-At the home of her sister in
Bruin, August II, 1901, Miss Lizzie
Black of Clay twp, aged IS years
BEHM-At the residence of his son-in-
law, Henry Young. in Evans City,
Aug. 10, 1901, Martin Benin, aged ~
years.
KOHLER-At her home in Butler,
August 21, 1901, Ms. Regina, widow
of Gabriel Kohler, aged II years.
Funeral Fridays a. m, from German
Catholic church.
GROSSMAN his home in Cherry
township, August 30, 1901, Hugh
Grossman, aged about 10 years.
ORR-At her home in Butler, Thurs
day August 15, 1901, Mrs. Ann Eliza
Orr, i'll the 90th year of her age.
The name of Mrs. Orr before mar
riage was Purviance and she is the last
of the name of one of the earliest
families of Butler Her brothers, the
late Campbell L. Purviance, the Hon.
Samuel A Purviance and General
John Nelson Purviance were all prom
inent and usefulmen in their tlme. Her
sisters, the late Mrs. Eleanor Dryden
and the late Mrs. Adelia Bredin, are also
deceased, Mrs. Bredin dying within the
past year.
Another matter in connection with
the death of Mrs Orr is worthy OF
notice at this time. She was believed
to be the oldest citizen born within the
limits of original Butler. This fact has
been questioned but we think is beyond
doubt Her father Col. John Purviance
came here in 1904 from Washington Co.
Pa. and from the fact that with his
family he removed back to that County
arose the question as to the birth place
Of Mrs. Orr. But the history of the
county saws he removed back in the
year 1914. so that if Mrs. Orr was in
her Goth year at the time of her death
she would be born before the year 1914
probably in 1912, thus it would seem the
oldest citizen born in this place has
passed away.
The funeral of Mrs Orr took place on
last Saturday 18th inst and her remains
were laid in the cemetery of the Episco
pal church to which church she had
been attached and was a consistant
member. The sevices were held in the
church and were conducted by the Rev
Laurens Mcclure formerly of this place
Obituary.
Mrs. Rev. Loyal Young Graham diec
at Hiland Inn, Somerset Pa, Tuesday
Aug %, 1901. aged about 30 years
Her remains We're taken to philadelphia
for interment
WILLIAM MICHAEL.
William Micheal of Lancaster twp
was found dead ON Sunday morning: OF
Saturday afternoon he told his son HI
would salt his sheep and then go to one
of the neighbors. He appears to have
gone to the head of the stairs for tht
salt box and overbalanced falling back
ward as the box was lying on the body
and his neck was dislocated. He we
found by his son some time during Sun
day afternoon He was an old man ant
had lived alone much Of the time TO
many years 1t was not thought neces
sary to hold an inquest.
ROBERT CARSON.
Robert Carson, an old resident o
Clinton township, was found dead IL
bed last Sunday afternoon by his nei gh
bors. On Wednesday he was engaged
hauling in oats His assistant left hin
in the evening apparently in goo'
health The neighbors missed him dur
ing the remainder Of the week, bu
thought he had gone away on business
Sunday came, and he failed to appea
at church, a place he never failed to go
In the afternoon his friends went to th
house and found it locked. The door
was broken down and Carson founc
dead in bed The coroner Mt Butler was
notified and he deputized Justice of tn
Peace Cunningham 70 hold an inquest
Undertaken Flick prepared the body fo
burial, interInent following Immediately
in Westminster cemetery. Mr.. Carson
lived by himself, his wife having die(
two years ago. He owned farm an'
was wealthy. He is survived by TIVE
brothers, James, Of Tarentnm, and
William of Clinton township.