The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-27
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
HENRY MILLER TRUAX.

Henry M. IruaX died at his
home at Enid In Wells Valley,
this county, Thursday morning,
April 20, 1911, aged 81 years and
9 months. The funeral took
place on Saturday, the services
being conducted by Rev. Harvey
Swank of the United Brethren
church, and interment was made
IN the cemetery at the Wells
Valley M. e. church.
Henry was son of William and
Mary Truax, and was born in
Taylor township, July 20, 1859.
His parents moved to Wells Val.
ley when Henry was Quite young,
and he spent the most of his life
IN the Valley.
On the 29th OF Decem ber, 1888,
he was married IN Everett, Pa,
by the Rev. VIM. J. Stewart 10
Miss Sadie E Barnett, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Barnett.
To this union no children were
born, aud the widow alone, is left
TO mourn the loss of a faithful
and affection companion. He is
also survived by four brothers
Edward, Levi and Rlchard-of
Wells Valley, and James, Of Mt.
Union, and by two slsters-Mrs.
Thornton Foster, of End, and
Mrs. L. l.. Cunningham, of New
Grenada.
The deceased was blacksmith,
and he conducted a shop at Enid
until about two years ago, when,
on account of failing health, he
abandoned the shop, and devoted
his time to trucking. Recently
he disposed of his property, had
public sale, with a view to remov.
Ing from the Valley. The day
before the sale he took pleuro-
pneumonia and lived but thirteen
days.
With the death of Mr.. Truax
the community has lost one of Its
best citizens. He was faithful in
the discharge of any duties he
undertook, whetherln the church,
In the shop, or in the home; and
the large number of people who
attended the funeral, attest the
esteem in which he was held.
Mrs. JOSEPH TRUAX.
Mary, wife of Joseph Truax,
near the Sldellng Hill Baptist
church In Belfast township, died
at her home last Thursday aged
ooyears, months and 20 days The
funeral took place Saturday fore.
noon, and lnterment was made In |
the cemetery at the Sldeling Hill
Baptist church, of which church |
she had been faithful member
Tor many years. Mrs. Truax
was daughter of John and Juh.
anne Truax, and is survived by |
ner husband and by five children,
namely, Martin living near Mer.
cersburg, ard Frances, Nathan,
Allison and Calvln-at home.
Mrs. Truax had been a great
sufferer from cancer IN the breast
'or ABOUT two years, and was
oonnned to her bed about fifteen
weeks prior to her death, during
Wnlch Time she suffered more
'nan tongue can tell. But she
euuured 1t all with Christian
pa'lence and fortltude, never
Ouce complaining, only longing
'or the time to come when God
would release her from her terri
O'e suffering. In peaceful anti
O'paton of the change that was
'VOu 10 Take place, she selected
'ue hymns and the text she want.
" used at her funeral, and de.
S,snated that Ed. Calvin l..
Sunk, of Needmore, should
preach the sermon. This he did;
suu % besides giving consolation to
m aV oereaved family, he offered
AScn valuable instruction to all
T uers present. The text Mrs.
j Nv tuax selected, and from which
H. runk preached, Is II Cor.
vi and Rev. 14:13.
%rs, Truax will be greatly
NJ ''eo by a large circle of friends
w,.' ' was kind an true-hearted
~ ue and mother. AT her own