The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-03-19
Recent Deaths.
BINGMAN,

Audred Bingham, tho nlne-year-old
daughter of James and Maud (McCann)
Bingham, died at the family home at
McKeesport, Pa, Thursday, March l3,
1913, after a long Illness. About six
weeks ago she was taken i'll with pleurisy
which became so severe that an operation
for her relief was performed on Feb 9th
at the McKeesport Hospital. She rallied
nicely from the operation and improved
so rapidly that she was able to be about
the house after returning home on Tues
day previous to her death. A sudden
recurrence OF the plet risy is supposed to
be the cause of her passing away within
two days of her return home. She was
born at Nebraska, this county, Dec. II,
1908. The family later resided at West
Hickory, reno ing to McReesport about
three years ago. Audred was bright
and winsome child and her death was
sad blow to the parents and family, who
have the sincere sympathy of many
friends ia their great loss. Besides the
parents, four brothers survive her. The
body was brought to Tionesta Saturday
morning and the funeral services were
held in the Free Methodist church at
Newmausvile, Sunday at IL a. m, Rev.
q. A. Garrett officiating. Interment was
made in the Walters cemetery.
EMERT.
Mrs. Dorcas Emert died at her home on
German Hill, this county, on last Mon
day morning at $3.50 o'clock after an ILL.,
ness of about three weeks, severe cold
developed into pneumonia. The deceased
was born on German Hill, April 4, 1858
She was daughter of Casper and Martha
Izert, very highly respected early Ger
man settlers in that section. Her entire
life was passed in Forest county and on
German Hill, where she was highly es-
teemed as a neighbor and friend. She
was good wife and a kind mother,
whose influence was always for good and
whose faithfuluess in every relation will
be remembered About thirty.one years
ago she was united in marriage with Mr..
James Emert, and when in childhood
was confirmed in the Mt. Zion Lutheran
church on German Hill, remaining a
faithful member throughout life. She is
survived by her husband, one sister, Mrs.
Eli Saulsgiver, of Tylersburg, Pa, one
son, Willis Emert at home, and three
daughters, Mrs. Claude Hepler, OF Akron,
O, Mrs. Earl Sutley, OF West Hickory,
Pa, and Mrs. Charles Mckee, of Mex ee
Hill Appropriate funeral services will
be held at her late home this "Wednesday
afternoon conducted by Rev. H. A.
Bailey, followed by the interment in the
Mt. Zion Lutheran cemetery.
THOMAS.
William Wallace Thomas was born in
2S, 1927, and died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Orion Anthony, West
Hickory, Pa, March l3, 1918, at o'clock
a. IN. Some years ago, while pursuing
his usual svocation of numbering, he met
with an accident by which he lost the
sight of an eye. This injury later in
volved the other eye aud Mr.. Thomas
finally became totally blind, and from
that time on, although of a rugged consti-
tuition heretofore, his decline was rapid.
MIR. Thomas began numbering when yet
mere youth and at the age of 10 years
was a sawyer on mill owned by the May
brothers al Oldtown, three miles abGve
this place on Tionesta creek. The saw
mill was one of original design, called the
"up. and down" or "muley" mill, the
power being furnished by water from a
dam in the creek and run through race
to the wooden, over-shot water wheel.
From this time on until broken in health
he continued numbering, and lived to see
the primitive mill grow into the modern
band mill with capacity running into
the hundreds of thousands daily. He
was a hardworker all his days, thoroughly
honest and Trustworthy in all his dealings
and lived n moral upright life, being a
consistent member of the NJ. t. church
Tor more than sixty years. He had held
many Offices of trust in his day and was
known to the older generation as Squire
Thomas.
In the year 1850 he was united in
marriage with Sara Jane Wentworth. To
this union six children were born, but
one of whom, Mrs. Jane Zerbe cf Tyle lers-
burg, survive. After The death of his
frst wife he married, August 8, 1864,
Sara Ann Lackey, who preceded him to
the grave about a year ago. To this
union nine children were born, all living
but one, namely: James NJ, George H.,
Fred W., Alvin A., John Il all of this
community, Charles W. deceased, Mrs.
Orrin Anthony of West Hickory, Mrs.
Jay Kighlliuper of Thompson's Warren
county, aud Miss Jennie, at home.
Funeral services were held in the M.
f.. church at West Hickory Saturday
morning, Rev. W w. Dale officiating,
, and the body was brought here on the IL
o'clock train, the interment in Riverside
Gem metery following Immediately after the
arrival of the train. Many friends attend
ing the services at the grave which were
conducted by Rev. w :. Burton
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