The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many Of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, o DEATH.
DANIEL p. DESHoNG, ESQ.

Daniel p. Deshong, Esq, vet
eran of the Civil War, and highly
esteemed citizen of Belfast town.
ship, died at his home on Pleasant
Ridge, last Saturday, aged a lit
tie more than seventy years. His
funeral took place on Monday.
The services beng conducted by
Rev. ]. 9. Garland, and his re
mains were laid to rest in the
cemetery at the Sldellng Hill
Christian church, to which place
it was followed by a large con.
course of sorrowing friends.
Squire Deshong, as he was
famlllarly known, was one of ma.
ture's noblemen, who lived an up.
right life, and was most useful
citizen In the immunity IN which
he spent most of his life. During
the Civil War, he served In Go. H..
158th Regiment, p. V. belonging
to Capt. Thomas Sipes' Company.
Six army veterans, namely
Frank Shives, Harvey Fohner, s.
B. Deshong, Jas. A. Slpes, H. e.
Betz. and Hon, J, w, Hoop acted
as palbearers.
Besides his widow, who was
Abigail, a daughter of the late
John Deshong, he Is survived by
two sons-Charles, of Wells Val.
ley, and Logue. of Johnstown,
Pa, and by three daughters,
Maggie, wife of l.. r. Swartz;
Laura, wife of Jas. o. Me]lott,
and Mrs. Howard Hann-all hv'
ing near Saluvia.
Mr.. Deshong served as justice
of the peace for several years,
and filled other offices IN his
township at various tlmes-al'
ways to the entire satisfaction o1
his constituents.
ELMER G. HENDERSON,.
Elmer G. Hendershot, formerly
one of Fulton County's most sue
cessful teachers, died at his home
IN Buck Valley on Wednesday the
10th of January.
For almost year he had suf
fered from tuberculosis OF the
lungs; but all Of this time he
seemed to bear the trouble with
the spirit of the Master whom
he served.
The deceased spent the best
part of his life in the school room
as teacher. 1t beng his ambi
ton always to train the students
in the highest things, and leae
them to the realm where they
could think God g thoughts after
him. His success as a teacher
endorsed the fact that he hat
found his place In life and findinf
such his only regret was, h'
could not stay and add more years
to the eleven that he served al
schoolmaster.
He lived but SO years, a months
and 5 days; and leaves to mourn
his loss wife, father and moth
er, two sisters and three broth
ers and a host offrIends.
He had been a faiGhful christian
for more than ten years. Th'
Christ he served enthused hin
to be an ideal husband, making
the home ties such that his wif
will never. fail to see his livini
expressions as lofty works neve
die.
The funeral service was con
Quoted by Rev. Jesse M. Kaufl
man in the Buck Valley Christian
church. 1nterment was In tn
adjoining cemetery.
II SoUDERS.
!, Isaac Souders, q well know
J citizen OF Thompson township
) died at his home near Plum Ru
early last FRIDAY morning, G
. jaundice, after an illness of a fe,
. weeks, aged n years and
, months. The funeral took plac
, on Saturday afternoon, the ser,
, COS beng conducted by his pal
tor, Rev. Feltner, Of the N. I
church, Hancock. Md.
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