The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10
The GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
MMs. IDA M. SKINNER.


late Captain George w. Skinner
died suddenly at her home il
Chambersburg, last Thursda.
morning, in the sixty-third yea
of her age.
For some time past it had beer
her custom to take her breakfas
in her room on the second floor
This morning about eight o'clocl
her granddaughter, Jean Girls
well, served her there. Sht
moved about the room with hel
accustomed celerity, was anima
ted in conversation and as hel
\ little granddaughter left the room
4 she called solicitously to her tt
be careful of her steps, lest she
/ fall with the tray she carried.
4 These were her last known spok.
en- words.
Mrs. Skinner occupied about
4 half an hour in breakfasting and
4 ten minutes after her grand
4 daughter left her, her daughter,
4 Mrs. Edgar G. Criswell, was
amazed upon entering the room
to find her lying across the bed
dead. She had passed away
from heart stroke.
Those who had so long known
Mrs. Skinner were grievously
Shocked by the news. While she
bad been seriously i'll at intervals
during the past year she had
been engaged much in her usual
EOcial and household activities
Pnd latterly had shown signs Of
almost complete recovery from a
|Ong-Standing and complicated
teart affection.
From childhood Mrs. Skinner
pad been a busy woman. She
EaS the only daughter of James
!. and Mary A. Parker, of Read
PIG, both we'll known residents of
|hat city, She was born in New
PIX and educated at St. Mary's
Fall, Burlington, N. j. She was
narrled to Capt. George w.
klnner, January 10, 1872. At
be time of her marriage her
Pther was operating the Big
Ove tannery and had other
pSlnesS interests there in which
aptaln Skinner subsequently
POk part.
Five children were born to
PEN, one Of whom James Park
III
dled in 1888. Surviving her
e' Parker Ringel, an instruc-
at the Soldiers Orphans In
Srlal school; Donald Kerper, a
VlI engineer at Winber; Nellie,
20 married Edgar G. Criswell,
rlttSburgh, who is now in the
unShlng business in Chicago,
. Mary Hazel, wife of Henry
Black, editor of the Hunting
Y New Era and long owner of
Chambersburg Opinion.
WILLIAM H. HOOP.
William Harris Hoop, aged 81
',S' IL months, and 4 days,
at his homein Licking Creek
TaShlp, Friday, September a,
!, and was buried on Sunday,
Mchendree church, in Brush
esE Valley, Rev. Thomas Gar
Oelng the officiating mini
at the funeral.
NJ Hoop had suffered greatly
~ more that year from cancer
.n ,ae stomach. About two
ltaS ago, he was taken to the
Y D.al "a at Chambersburg in the
l. taa' !, an operation might re-
u'lll' but the examining ply
! t4s n at that institution advised
~ey could do nothing for
,'n @,u he returned home with
bN4 aau knowledge that it would
IA Ts' short time until death
0'erIake him. His friends
I l E Ii. physician my say that he
| ais ais affection with remark
~ tI,H'ude, ~ and with resigna-
, \ " y ,ne will of his Master.
rsa n0Op was a son of the late
h cr.s, c. ana Susan Hoop, of Lick
i IA IeH S', township. He is sur
y Ipbts. W his wife Alice, who is a
sa'er' 81 Of the late Josabed
x ss and wife of Brush Greek Creek
b b,,, and by two children,
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