The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-01-29
Recent Deaths.


aged " years. She was daughter OF
George II. and Maria d. Dawson, and
born near Stewart Run, Forest county,
then Vensngo. Nov. %, 1910, and lived
there until 1865. Her sister, Mrs. Geo.
w. Reeser, died some years ago, and with
Miss Dawson's death that Immediate
branch of the Dawson family becomes ex-
tinct, although she is survived by rel
atives, among them cousin, w. X. Daw-
son, of Tidioute. She was a lifelong
member of the NJ. f. church and faith
full follower of Its teachings.
HODGES.
j. Frank Hodges, of Oil City, who was
visiting his IN other in Boston, his native
home, dropped dead Friday morning,
24tb. inst, at Meredith, N. H., as he was
and wife. Mr.. Hodges was painter and
grainer by trade, ana % years ago came
to Tidioute where be was employed in
the chair factory for number OF years.
He lived in Tionesta about year, being
connected with his brother-in-lsw, Clark
Brown in the meat business, shortly
afterwsrd moving to Oil City, where he
followed his avocstion as a painter. He
was aged As years, and besides his mother
is survived by his wife and two sisters.
His body was brought to Tidioute for
burial.
ROssEY.
Peter Rossey, aged II, died at his home
Clsrington, Pa, Tuesday evening, jan
usry IA. He was born in Clarion county,
1889, where he lived until four years ago,
when he moved to Csrington, Pa. June
II, 1869. he was united in marriage with
Ellen Hannold, who, with twelve chill
dren, survives him, as follows: Mrs.
George Hotf, Raughts, Pa, Mrs. Daniel
Cook, Cooksburg, Pa, Mrs. David Wal
ters and Mrs. A. Bailey, Clarington, Mrs.
Harry McKendree, Mrs. VIM. Walters
and VIM. r ,ssey of Blue Ridge, Pa, G.
B. Rossey and Mrs. Monroe Fitzgerald of
Marienyille, Pa, Melvin, Clyde and
Orion of Clarion, Pa. The deceased was
a veteran of the civil war, and was highly
respected in the community in which he
lived.
HUNTER.
Mrs. Sarah j. Hunter, widow of the
late William Hunter, died about o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Henry Haas, l03 Poplar
street, at the advanced age of 85 years.
Mr.. Hunter died about IA years ago and
for the last 10 years Mrs. Hunter has
made her home with Mr.. and Mrs. Haas.
She was well known and very highly
esteemed. She is survived by five chill
bula. o.; M. f. Hunter, Akron; Mrs.
Claude Hollister, Meadvile; Elmer Hun
ter, Warren, Pa, and Mrs. Haas, with
whom she resided. Two sisters also sur
vive, Mrs. Julia A. Sutley, Oil City, and
Mrs. Susan A. Beatty, Ashtabuls, Ohio.
&C. Crawford Journal, Meadville, Pa, 23d.
The Hunter family we're oldtime resi-
dents of this community, they having at
one time owned the James Carson place
on Hunter Run, which farm they cleared
and occupied for many years. The family
sold the place for oil purposes in 1865,
and moved to near Mill Village, Erie
county. William Hunter was a son of
the late William Hunter, head OF the
we'll remembered family by that name
and who built the first bridge over the
Allegheny river at this place.
sECoR.
The funeral oe Mrs. Frances T. Secor,
who died Thursday evening, Jan. %,
| 1913, at the home of her son, Herbert S.,
of Ridgwsy, Pa, was held from the AL
bert Secor home, Sheffield, Pa, Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. II. M.
| CoDaway, of Ridgwsy, officiating, as
sisted by DR.. T. +. Phillips, of Sheffield,
In his address Rev. Consway paid high
tribute to the beautiful Christian life of
the deceased who bas passed on to her re-
ward. Her life was one of devotion TO
her home and family and was lived in
such way that tho influence will be felt
for generations to come. The deceased
was born in Sullivan county, N. Y, Jan.
| Is, 1874, where she spent her younger
days and received her education. For
several years before her marriage, she
spent her life as school teacher in her
home county. In 1867 she was married
to Lorenzo Secor ,.wht was alsoNa native
of Sullivan county, N. Y, where they
lived until they came to ojShetffsff, Pa. in
1880. From this time until 1905 the de-
ceased made this her home, for the first
IL years until the death of her husband in
1897 as happy and dooohtentedswife and
mother. For the next eight years after
the death of her husband she retained her
residence at Shedield, making home for
her daughter Marietta and two sons, San
ford II. and Edwin NJ.
In 1905, shortly after the death of her
daughter she took up her residence with
her son, Herbert s., of Ridgway, Pa,
where with the exception of spending a
few months each year with her son, San
ford at Nebraska. Pa. she has since made
her home. She is survived by three sons,
Sanford H., OF Nebraska; Herbert S. of
Ridgway, Pa, and Edwin M. of Toledo,
Ohio, all of whom attended the funeral.
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