Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-08
DEATHS.

MCGINLEY-At her home in Oakland
twp, Dec. 81, 1902, Mrs. Rose McGin-
ley, aged 60 years.
EICHENLAUB-A bis home at Her
man Station, Jan >, 1903, VIM. Eich-
enlaub, aged 60 years.
HUSELTON-At his home in Butler.
Dec =, 1902. Wesley, son of w. c.
Huselton aged II months.
KENNEDY-At her home in Centre
twp, Jan. ), 1908. Mrs. Elmer Kenne-
dy, nee Bethley, aged 81 years.
.GRIBBEN-At the home of her daugh-
ter, in Pittsburg, December %, 1902.
Mrs James Gribben, formerly Nc
Clelland, nee Dinsmore, aged about
IS years.
Mrs. Gribben took sick while visiting
in Pittsburg. She was buried at Mt.
Royal cemetery, Allegheny Co.
RAY-At her home in Butler, January
7, 1908, Mrs. Robert Ray, nee Dunlap,
aged 3S years.
HURD-At her home on Mt. Washing
ton, Pittsburg, Jan. 2, 1903, Mrs.
Grace Hurd, wife of Walter Hurd,
daughter of Blair Hooks, of Butler,
aged about "a years.
On New Years Day, 1902, she was
married to Walter Hurd of the Pitts
burg Carpet Co., with whom she had
become acquainted while doing mission
ary work for her church, the Free
Methodist, in Pittsburg. A year and
day later she died leaving baby
week old. Her remains were brought
to Butler and funeral services were held
in the Free Methodist church on Spring
ST, Pastor J. w. Easton conducting
the services and Presiding Elder A. D.
Zahnizer of Pittsburg delivering the
sermon. The interment was in the
North cemetery.
Mrs. Hurd is sincerely mourned by
all who knew her. They can feel that
one to whom christianity was a realty
has passed away.
NICK-At his home in Butler, Jan. ?,
1903, Edward Nick, aged - years.
ROE-At her home in Butler twp Jan.
4, 1903, Mrs. J. P. Roe.
DECKER-At his home in w. Sunbury,
Jan. 3, 1908, Rev. l. d. Decker, in his
57th year.
DR.. Decker had been in poor health
| for some months, and his death was not
| unexpected He was one of the most
popular ministers, and was considered
| the best scholar in the Butler Presby-
terry.
He was born in New Jersey, was a
| graduate of Princeton Theological Sem
mary, and his first charge was that of
Fairview and Karns City.
| He accepted call to West Sunbury
in 1898, supplied the North Butler con-
gregation, took an interest in the Acad-
my, and did large amount of commit
tee work on the boards of the Presbyte-
ry.
He will be greatly missed in both w.
Sunbury and in Presbytery.
His wife, daughter of Sylvanus Ag-
gas survives him.
Obituary.
Mrs. Mary B. Smalley, widow of Rev.
John Smalley. principal of Wither-
spoon Institute, Butler, many years ago,
died at her home near Colorado Springs,
Col, Sept. 28, 1902, aged s5 years.
George Won Bonnhorst, late Recorder
of Allegheny county, and one of the
best known politicians of Pittsburg,
died of pneumonia, at his home in In
gram, Tuesday.
MRS. JAMES EKAS.
Eta, the beloved wife of James Ekas,
and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
W. Barr of Slmmit twp, died at her
home in Ekastown, Buffalo twp, Dec.
%, 1902, of typhoid fever, aged 20
years
She is survived by her husband and
two small children, aged five and three;
besides large circle of friends to mourn
her loss.
| Her remains were laid to rest at the
Lutheran. cemetery, Sarversville.
P. T. TEMPLETON.
Philip T. Templeton, aged 72 years,
died of pneumonia at his home in Fair
view, on Dec. 81 1902, and was buried
at Bear creek cemetery.
| He was born and raised in Armstrong
county and had lived and worked in
Bradys Bend in the old rolling mill,
moving from there to Fairview in 1878.
He has worked in the different oil fields
of Butler county and leaves many
friends.
| He is survived by his wife, son, S.
H. and daughter, Mrs. E. NJ. Boord of
Turtle Creek, Pa.
His brother, John, of Washington
twp, Armstrong county, died two days
later, Dec 80. 1902, aged 81 years.