Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-08
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WOLCOTT-At her home at Higgins
Corners, October 4, 1908, Mrs. Frank
Wolcott.
RUMBAUGH-Ath his home in Chicora,
October /, 1908, Joseph Rumbaugh.
aged rs years.
BLACK-At his home in Donegal town
ship, October 2, 1908, Archibald Black.
aged about So years.
CHRISTY--At his home in Concord
townshipp October 1, 1903, Roy, son of
Newton Christy, aged ~ years.
PARKINS-At her home in Butler,
October 1, 1908, Mrs. Parkins, widow
of Joseph Parkins, aged GA years.
SNYDER-At her home in Brady twp,
Oct 5, 1903, Mrs. Snyder, widow of
Zephaniah Snyder, and mother of j.
G. and Seth. Snyder, aged about 81
years.
MILLER-At his home in Zelienople,
Oct. 3, 1908, Chas Miller, aged 81
years.
His death was caused by typhoid. He
leaves a wife and six small children.
BALFOUR-At his home near Mars,
Oct. 8, 1908, Samuel Balfour, aged -
years.
REED-At his home in Slipperyrock
township, October 1, 1908, John Reed,
Esq, in his Goth year.
Mr.. Reeds death was caused by
stroke of apoplexy. He was an excel
lent citizen, and had been Justice of
the Peace for ten years. His great
heigth (6 ft Al inches) made hum
noticeable figure in any group. He was
born and raised in Slipperyrock town
ship, and resided there all his life.
His wife, nee Moorhead, four sons
William, Alexander, Lawrence and
Everett-and one daughter-Mlss
Bertha-survive him.
He will be missed in Slipperyrock.
GILLILAND-At her residence in Sum
NIT township, September 9th, 1908,
Mrs. Rebecca Gilliland, in the 10th
year of her age.
Mrs. Gilliland had been sick for five
weeks previous to her death. She Is
survived by one son. John A, and four
daughters, Mary E., Ella and Jennie, all
of whom are at home, and Belle OF
Allegheny City. One brother also sur
wives her. A. ID. Armstrong OF Ale
gheny.
Mrs. Gilliland has long been con-
sistent member of the United Preshy-
terian church and for the last forty SIX
years has been member of the Butler
United PRESBYTERIAN church.
The christian fortitude with which
she bore here last illness was character
istic of the calm, trusting faith she had
in her Redeemer through all her life.
Her spirit was both gentle and strong,
and in her church life as in her home,
she lived in such way that proclaimed
she was a Christian, both in name and
character.
AS mother she was pure gold. re-
fined and refined. Always unselfish,
looking we'll to the ways of her house.
She was faithful in the many little
things which go to make the comfort
of the home.
AS a friend she was loyal and true,
always charitable in her Judgment OF
others.
AS a hostess she was always ready to
extend the hand of welcome, and all
her friends were welcomed by her
bright cheery smile.
Although she will be greatly missed,
both among her friends and in her
family, they have the assuring thought
that she has passed on before to better
things,
Obituary.
w. B. Gibson of Meadville, father of
Prof. Gibson of Butler, died at the
home of a son, at Boise City, Idaho,
last Monday.
J. Brewster McCollum of Montrose,
Susquehanna county, Chief Justice OF
Supreme Court of the State. died at his
home, last Saturday night, aged II
years. He was born on farm in that
county, read law when a young man,
was editor of the Montrose Democrat
for two years, was elected Judge of his
district, and with Justice Mitchell OF
Philadelphia was elected to the Supreme
Bench in 1899; and Justice Green's death
in 1900 made MIN Chief Justice.
He had been in poor health and had
not attended the meetings of the Court
for over year.