The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-09-07
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known TO Many Of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
MARY e. WILDs.

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at the Washington House in this
place last Friday morning, of
pulmonary tuberculosis. The
funeral services conducted by her
pastor, Rev. j. M. Dlehl, of the
PRESBYTERIAN church, assisted by
Rev. Roger, of the M. e. church
and Rev. Grove, of the U. p.
church, took place Monday morn
ing, and interment was made IN
Union cemetery.
Miss Wllds was a daughter
of George and Rachel (Woollet)
Wllds, and was born at Fort Lit.
tleton on the last day of May,
1870. Her mother dying when
Mary was but eight years of age,
she was taken INTO the home of
her uncle and aunt Mr.. and Mrs.
Woollet, where she lived as a
daughter during the remainder
of her life. Mary possessed those
qualities of gentleness and refine
ment that won for her the esteem
of those within the circle of her
acquaintances.
Mrs. HENDERSHOT.
Mrs. Elizabeth (PowelD Hen
dershot, died at the home of her
daughter Mis-. j. h. Mellott, near
Mercersburg, on Monday even
ing of last week, of a complica-
ton of diseases incident to ad-
vanced age. Her remains were
taken to Fulton county on Thurs
day and lnterment was made IN
Union cemetery in the Big Cove.
The Powells were among the
early English settlers IN this Sec
ton of Pennsylvania, and the
grandfather of Mrs. Hendershot
obtained a patent for tract of
land at the eastern foot of Side
ling Hill known as the old Powell
place, and now owned by Frank
Schetrompf. 1t was here that
Mrs. Hendershot was born March
%, 1899, hence, at her death, she
was aged SO years, 5 months, and
3 days. She was married to John
Hendershot in the year 1912, and
he died about forty years ago.
TIC this union were born eight
children, four of whom survive,
namely, Denton, Bethel town
ship; lsaacP., near Mercersburg;
William c., Akron, o.; and Mar.
garet, wife of j. Il. Mellott, near
Mercersburg, Pa.
Mother Hendershot belonged
to a line of sturdy ancestors, who
have done much tor the develop.
ment OF The country, and her long
life is a testimonial to the simple
habits of our forefathers.
GIBSON.
Mrs. Rebecca Gibson, widow
Of Alexander Gibson, deceased,
who had been physically frall for
several years, died last Saturday
evening at her home IN Wells
Valley, at the age of seventy'uine
years. lnterment in Wells Val
ley cemetery Monday, Rev, Har.
ry Daniels of York, Pa, conduct
ing the funeral services in the ab
sence of the pastor of the deceas-
ed, Rev. Weise.
Mrs. Gibson had been what
could be truthfully termed life
member of the M. e. church, hav
ing connected herself with that
Christian organization when a
child. She endeared herself to
those in the community in which
she so long resided not alone by
her loyalty to the church of her
choice but because of her in
iuence for good on all who came
in close touch with her in every
day life.
She Is survived by four sons
and two daughters, namely, J.W.
Gibson, at whose home she died;
Thomas and George, of Plttsburg;
James, Altoona; Mrs. Mary
Clark, Saxton, and Mrs. Sadie
Lodge, Langdondale.
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