The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-11
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known TO Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, o DEATH.
M ARTIN BISHOP,

son townships oldest and most
highly esteemed cltizons died at
the home of his son, George W.
Bishop, on Friday of last week,
aged 81 years, II months and II
days. Several months ago Mr..
Bishop fell and dislocated one of
his hips, since which time he had
net been able to get about much,
and death resulted from a gener-
al breaking down of his system.
He was son of George Bishop
and his wife who was Elizabeth,
daughter of Conrad Peck, who
died in 1929. Martin was the last
survivor of a family of seven chill
dren-four sons and three daugh-
ters. Mr.. Bishop was married
to Betsy Trott, who has been
dead several years. To this union
we're born two sons and three
daughters, namely, Jackson, re-
siding at Clear6eld, Pa; George
w., Mrs. Amanda Stacker, and
Abble, wife of Moses Gordon-all
living in Thompson township, and
Mary Jane, wife of Thomas Sny-
der, hvlng IN the Little Cove.
The funeral took place last Sun
day and was conducted by his
pastor, Rev. Powers, of Need
more, and interment was made
in the cemetery at Antioch Chris
tan church. Mr.. Bishop had
been member of the Chris tian
church for many years, and when
the time came for his mortality to
change to immortality he was
ready-even having selected his
pail bearers-Willlam Slgel, Tbos.
Truax, John Bishop, Robert Ev-
erts, Henry Waltz, and DAVID
Gregory-and selecting the place
of his interment. The large num-
ber of people who attended his
funeral bore testimony to the es.
TEEN IN which he was held in the
community IN which he had lived
so long.
Mrs. l.. =. SOUSLEY.
A telegram last Sunday morn
ing brought to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Slpes, of this place, the
sad intelligence that their only
daughter, Alice, wife of l.. z.
Sousley, of Hamburg, Pa, had
died IN hospital IN Reading, Pa,
at 8 o'clock that morning. Mrs.
Sousley, who had been suffering
for several weeks from abdomi,
nal troubles, was, on the 9th of
February, taken to DR.. Stryker's
private hospital IN Reading, and
on the following Wednesday
surgical operation was perform.
ed, which at fist was thought to
be successful, but a change for
the worse set in, and death came
as before stated. In obedience
to a request she made some time
ago, her remains were brought to
Cham bersburg yesterday, and
inferred in the cemetery at that
Place. Her aged parents and
brothers have the sympathy of
their many friends here in this
bereavement.
Mrs. Sousley was aged 4S
years, 2 months, and 8 days.
Mrs. ELIZABETH RASP.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rasp died sud-
denly on Friday, March 5th, by
a stroke OF paralysis at the home
of her brother, Jacob Clevenger,
in the East Extension of McCon-
nellsburg. She was the widow
of Henry Rasp, who died about
fourteen years ago. She was in
the 57th year of her life. Her re-
mans were buried in the Union
cemetery, after funeral services,
conducted by Rev. j. L. Grove,
on Sabbath, at $3.50 a. IN.
GEORGE BoERNER.
George Boerner, Waynesboro,
died February 28 of paralysis, af.
ter an illness extending through
almost twenty years, aged sixty
four years. He was born near
McConnellsburg. After being
mustered out of the u. s. service,
at the close of the Civil War, he
returned to his home and then
learned tailoring. In 1867 he was
married to Miss Sadie II. Stout
or, McConnellsburg.