The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-05-12
RECENT DEATHS.


Like one who wraps the drapery of
his couch about him and lies down to
pleasant Dreams" Harry Ivan Dotterer,
fourth son of Herval A. and Ida ]. Dot
terer, of Muzette, Pa, passed away, after
several weeks illness, caused by a can
cerous growth which bafiled medical
skill, and which, up to within a week of
his death, was attended with racking
pain. He has gone to the better land.
The deceased was born May 4, 1898, at
Guitonville, Pa, and was summoned to
his eternal rest at six o'clock a. M,
Wednesday, May 5, 1909, from the same
home, being aged l6 years and one day.
He is survived by his parents and four
brothers, William, Charles, Roy and
Lester, all of Muzette. During the brief
span OF years that was allotted as his
share of this worlds joys and sorrows he
exhibited remarkable determination and
strength of character for one so young.
He was always in regular attendance at
school, persisting in attending until
"lhhlh lOuA ~ hlo uNaNht u 4
ways ranking we'll in his school work.
He was also a regular attendanta at church
and Sunday school. Though suffering
severe pain he bore 1t with unfinching
fortitude, always caring more for the
comfort of those attending him than for
himself. One can procure strength for
enduring such pain from no other source
than from Him who is ruler of all things,
both spiritual and physical, in whose
kingdom we trust he is now partaking OF
His blessedness.
Funeral services were held at the home
at 10 O'Clock, Friday, May 9TH, being
conducted by Rev. w. o. Calhoun OF
Tionests, after which the body was laid
to rest in the Guitonville cemetery.
BENEDICT.
Died, at ~Plesssntville, Pa, May 7, 1909,
Mrs. Mary Davis Benedict, widow of the
late Flavius j. Benedict.
Mrs. Benedict was one of twelve chill.
dren of Greeley and Lucy Dow Davis,
who we're among the earliest settlers Of
Schuyler county, N. Y, from where in
1910 they moved to Warren county, Pa.
and later to Pleasantville. Mrs. Bene.
dict was born at Reading Center, N. Y.
on the 9Th day OF July, 1922, and came tC
Pleasantville with her parents wber
eighteen years old. In 1916 she ws'
united in marriage with Flavius J. Bene,
dict. Three children were born TO them
orviile s. and Greeley D. Benedict and
Leila A, wife of George X. Bugbee, al
living at Pl~easantville. In young girl,
hood Mrs. Benedict Joined the BsptisI
church and has been a COMMUNICATE o
that society for nearly eighty years. Sht
was a woman of sweet. gentle disposition
beloved by her %neighbors and esteemed
and respected by all her acquaintance.
Until her death there were seven mem.
|, bers of the family of which she was one
still living, whose aggrt gate ages were
56S years-an average of over 81 years.
The brothers and sisters yet living arr
J Alpheus j., Warren, Pa, Samuel G..
, Hydetown, Pa, Luther H., Galesburg
ILL.,, Ephraim L. Davis and Mrs. Mirands
Whitney, Buffalo, N. Y, and Mrs. Anna
Clark, New York City.
| In iormer years Mrs. Benedict was 6
: frequent visitor in Tionesta at the home
| of her brother, E. l.. Davis, Esq, and
+ was we'll known to many of the older
] residents OF this village.
, The funeral was held at Pleasantvill,
from the home of her daughter, Mrs. g
r. Bugbee, last Monday forenoon, ant
interment made in the cemetery at tina
/. place.