The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known TO Many OF Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, o DEATH.
JOHN Hess.


suffering from a tubborn attack
of laryngitls, John Hess died at
his home at Dublin Mills, at 10 o.
clock last Sunday morning, aged
Al years, 6 months, and 20 days.
Funeral on Tuesday, conducted
by Rev. w. Nj. Cli1e, of Huston.
town, and intermenG in the grave.
yard at the Springfield Baptist
church in Huntingdon county.
He is survived by his widow, who
has been confined 20 her bed for
several weeks with severe at
tack of rheumatism, and by one
son and four daughters, Ray,
Ruth, Eliza, Luella, and Olive. He
leaves, als), one brother, David,
of Selea, Huntingdon county; and
four sisters, Rebecca, wife of
James Benson, of Huntingdon
county; Rhoda, wife of H. Irvin
Wilson, near Fort Llttleton; Jen-
ME, wife of Elmer States, Selea;
and Rachel, wife OF Ed Black,
Dublin Mills.
Mr.. Hess was married to Miss
Jane, daughter of David Wine
gardner, near Dublin Mills, eigh.
teen years ago last Thanksgiving
Day. He was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Hess, of Dublin
Mills, and owned and lived upon
the old home place.
Fulton county possessed no bet
ter man than John Hess, and his
loss will be felt not only by his
family, who are unexpectedly de
prlved of the care and love of a
faithful husband and father, but
the entire community IN which
he lived, will mourn the loss of a
faithful friend and counselor
one who never asked another to
do for him what he would not
cheerfully do IN return.
ADDIE MOTTER.
Addle, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Motter, who reside
near the Back Run schoolhouse
in Ayr township, died last Sun
day evening of acute dllatatlon ot
the heart, aged Is years, s
months, and 3 days. Funera
yesterday, conducted by her pas
tor, Rev. G. w. Bryner, of the
M. E. church, McConnellsburg.
and interment in the Union GENE
terry.
Addie had been afflicted witt
chronic heart trout BILE, and during
the early part of December last
had measles; this was followed
by grippe, then by rheumatism
and finally the complication be-
came too much for her physica
powers, and death resulted.
Addie was a consistent mem
Der of the Methodist church, {
girl of sweet disposition, and was
popular among her associates
Besides her parents, she is
mourned by sister, Miss Bes-
sic, and two brothers, William l.
at home, and John d., of Altoona
MRS. BARBARA MELLoTT.
Mrs. Barbara Mellott, widow
of the late Joshua Mellott, de-
cea sed, died at the home of heI
son, Richard III. Mellott, in Too
township, last Sunday, February
26, 1909, aged 67 years, months
and 20 days. About two weeks
ago she took grippe, which last
Tuesday night developed into To-
bar pneumonia, and from thai
time grew gradually worse. Hel
funeral took place from the home
of her son Richard at 8 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, and her re
mains were taken to the Sideline
hill Baptist church for inter
ment.
Mrs. Mellott was a daughter
of the late Henry Truax, and Ii
survived by two sons and daugt
ter, namely, Richard, Luther W.
~ Ayr township, and Jane. whose
home Is with her brother Rich
ard.
Mrs. Mellott was consisten
member Of the Methodist Eplsco
pal church, having joined tina
church when she was but seven
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