The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-07
THE GRIM REAPER.
|ShOrt Sketches Of the Lives Of Per-
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
HIRAM CLEVENGER.

Road in Taylor township, Thurs
Iday, April 80, 1914, aged 60 years
Is months, and 20 days. The fu'
neral took place on Saturday and
:interment was made in the ceme-
'tery at Fairview church. The
sermon was preached by form.
er pastor, Rev. W. M. Cline, Of
tFort Littleton, Rev. McKechnie,
'and Rev. Benson, ofHustontown
being present and assisting in the
Services. For many years Mr..
Clevenger had been and active
member of Harrisonville Lodge,
No. 710, |. O. 0. F. and a large
humber of the members of that
fraternity were present, and par
ticipated in the ritualistic servi-
hes at the grave, as a last token
BIZ love and respect for their de-
parted brother.
Besides being a pillar in the Or
6er he loved, he was a pillar in the
Methodist Episcopal church, and
for many years was the superin-
tendent of his local Sunday school
Ind the class leader in his home
church.
The deceased was a son of
abraham and Lydia Clevenger
Ind one of a family of fifteen
thildren, all of whom grew to
manhood or womanhood except
one, who died at the age of ten
ears. Six brothers and sisters
urvive him, namely, Frank, liv-
Big in Palestine, Texas; Jacob
q, Washington, D. c.: David,
cumberland, Md; Tenie, wife of
6eOrge F. Metzler, Harrisonville;
Sadie, wife of Amos C. Palmer,
keedmore, and Lou, wife of
udge Peter Morton, McConnells-
burg.
Hiram Clevenger was twice
harried. The first time to Miss
Badie Stevens, who died about
years ago, To this union
hree children survive Albert, re-
ding in Seattle, Wash; James,
dward, and Margaret (Mrs. H.
Bowen, Pittsburgh. His Sec
hd marriage was to Miss Alice
alkeld, who survives, together
Fith the following children, Har-
Hey, Alice, and Olive, at home,
arah, wife of Albert C. Mar
pail, Lexington, KY; and Mar
prize, Pittsburg. The children
Rere all home except Albert and
arah's husband. The larg e
pmber of sorrowing friends at
Is funeral bore testimony to
Pc esteem in which he was held
y his acquaintances.
| MRS, DENTON HENDERSON,
Sarah A., wife of Denton Hen
ershot, died at their home i n
lgeon Cove, last Saturday, aged
years, 10 months, and q days.
ld' Z. l., Funk conducted short
rVlces at the house on Monday,
lter which tn e remains were
ken to the Presbyterian church
Warfordsburg, t h e funeral
fvlces preached in that church
Rev. Lewis, of the M. E.
gnurch, and interment was made
the cemetery at the church.
Mrs Hendershot was daugh-
\ OF the late ex-County Com
lSSloner Lemuel Hill. and is sur
Ved BY three sisters and one
Fotner-Mary, wife of Ezra Mel
.t' Of Bethel township; Eliza
'n' wife of Frank P. Lynch,
ssqc' McConnellsburg; Emma,
lie OF Simon Fix, Hustontown,
y george F. B., Sideling Hill
pStOfice.
ABOUT =, "A years ago, she was
ll'ed in marriage to Denton
enuershot, who survives, togeth
wltn the following children,
nely. Ellsworth and John, Ayr
wnShlp; Edward, Licking Creek
"ns1lp' and Estella, and Lem
at home.
WIS Hendershot was an exem-
a'y y member of the M. E. Church
hdmother. -'' "'-'
MRS. LEMUEL P. KIRK.
MIS- W, Alice D., wife of Lemuel
MIX, died at her homo in p;r