The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-06
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many Of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, o DEATH.
VALENTINE HoUPT.

After an illness of four weeks,
of acute articular rheumatism,
Mr.. Valentine I. Houpt, died at
his home on East Water street on
the evening of the last day of the
year, 1909. The funeral, con-
Quoted by his pastor Rev. L. II.
Rice, of the Reformed church,
assisted by Rev. j. l.. Grove, of
the U. p. church, and by Rev. j.
M. Diehl, of the Presbyterian
church took place at ten o'clock
Tuesday morning, and interment
was made in Union cemetery.
The deceased was son of the
late John and Rachel (IIege)
Houpt, and was born February
II, 1862, hence he was aged AZ
years, 10 months, and "a days.
He was twice married-the first
time, on the 10th of Septem Der,
1890, H. Miss Annie E, daughter,
of the late Simon Wolf, at that
time pastor of the Reformed
church in this place. To this un
ION, three children were born,
two of whom-Mlss Rose and
Miss Llllie-survlve. His second
marriage occurred December 20,
1900, to MISS Wilhelmina Furry,
of the Little Cove, Franklin coun-
ty, who survives him, together
with three sons, William Francis,
Carl Valentine, and Jesse Leroy,
the eldest of whom is little more
than eight years of age.
"Vollle," as he was familiarly
known, was one Of those jolly,
good hearted, fellows that is al
ways surrounded with a large
circle of friends, who sincerely
mourn the unexpected loss of
friend, husban and father.
Chas. d. Houpt, of Altoona, is
a full brother, and Mrs. @. q,
Grouse, Mrs. Philip Ham, and
Mrs. A. II. Wink, are half. sisters.
JOHN w. BoLINGER.
John w. Bollnger, we'll known
and highly respected citizen of
Taylor township, died at his home
one-half mile west of Dublin
Mills, on Saturday, January 1,
1910. Funeral took place at 2
O'Clock, Monday afternoon, a
short service beng held at his
late home, when the remains
were taken to Center church,
where Rev. Huffman preached a
touching funeral sermon to a
very large assemblage of friends
who bad gathered to pay their
last tribute of respect to the de-
ceased.
Mr.. Bolnger was born and
reared on the farm on which he
died; and while he never got far
from his home, he was good
neighbor, and was loved by all
who knew him. Always ready
to lend a helping hand IN time of
need, he will be much missed IN
the community in which he had
lived so long.
Mr.. Bollnger was employed at
the mines at Jacobs, Huntingdon
county. He was good miner,
an energetic industrious work
man, and was making good mon
ey. But getting wet while at
work in the mines, he was strick-
en- with pneumonia, was taken to
his home near Dublin NJ ills, ply
slcians summoned, but the pro.
gress of the dread disease could
not be stayed.
John w. Bollnger was son of
the late Jacob B. Bolinger, and
was born on the old Bollnger
homestead, on the Goth day of
Decem ber, 1869; hence he lived
three days more than forty years.
Besides his wife, who was Miss
Jennie Wilson, of Waterfall, he
is survived by three children,
Teresa, Robert and Effie-the
oldest of whom is about ten years
of age. HIS mother is living, as
is also his two sisters, Eta, wife
of Samuel STAINS, of New Grena.
da; and Emma, wife of John d.
Cutchall, near Hustontown. Six
brothers survive; Foster, Martin
Ind Bert at Jacobs, Pa; Isaac, In
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