The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-17
THE GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per-
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
HENRY D. BETz.

Creek township, Friday, June IL,
1915, aged SO years, 8 months,
and 10 days. The funeral took
place Sunday afternoon and in
terment was made at the Asbury
NJ. E. Church at Greenhill. While
Mr.. Betz had been in declining
health for some time, the imme-
date cause Of his death was a
stroke of paralysis.
The deceased, a son of Luke
and Catherine Newman Betz,
was born about a mile north of
Greenhill. During the Civil War,
he was a member of Company B,
Srd regiment Potomac Home
Brigade, Maryland Vols. He en-
listed February 25, 1862, and
served to February 20, 1864.
Four days later, he re-enlisted,
served to the close of the war,
and was honorably discharged on
the 2Sth Of May, 1865.
His first wife was Catherine
Skipper who died about twenty
years ago, and was buried in
Clearfeld county, Pa. To this
union ten children were born,
namely Ida, Maria, Anna, Rebec-
ca, George, Sheridan, Hattie and
Efie. Two children died in in
fancy.
His second wife was Rebecca
DeShong, who died about ten
years ago. To this union were
no children.
The funeral services at the M.
E. church at Greenhill Sunday
afternoon were conducted by
Rev. E. ]. Croft, and attended
by a very large number of peo-
pie. The text was He is not
here; he is risen." The remains
we're laid to rest beside the
graves of his father and mother
and a sister, Mrs. Dolly Metzler.
His second wife, Mrs. Rebecca
Deshong, lies in this cemetery.
All his daughters now living
some in Ohio; one in Harrisburg;
some in Bedford county-got
home in good time for the fun
eral. Three octogenarians near
same age as deceased were at the
funeral, namely, George w. Mum
ma, John H. Kline, Mrs. j. A.
Stewart, with j. Wesley Hoop,
Jacob Strait, and Solomon Desh-
Ong as close seconds.
MRS. CATHARINE KEGERIsE.
Mrs. Catharine Kegerise, wild
Ow of Adolphus Kegarise, died
Thursday, June 10, 1915, aged
81 years, 2 months, and Ia days.
Funeral was held on the follow
ing Sunday, interment being
made at Hustontown, services
conducted by Rev. Nathan 7.
Bishop. About four years ago,
she went to live with her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Arnold, near Mercersburg.
At the time she became helpless,
Serious sickness in the family of
Mr.. Arnold made it impossible to
nurse two patients, and several
old ladies' in the Franklin County
Home undertook to care for her,
and she was removed to that in
Stitution where she was we'll
cared for until the end. Mrs.
kegerise was a member of the
M. E. church. She was a daugh-
ter of Michael Butts, of Dublin
township, deceased. The follow
ing children are living: Eliza
beth, wife of Solomon Palmer,
COnnellsville, Pa; Sarah Hill, of
Ohio; Scott, of Altoona; Eliza,
wife of George Arnold, Franklin
county; Agnes, wife of Frank
Hare, W. Va; Rebecca, wife Of
W. D. McCurdy, Mt. Union, and
Jennie, wife of Solomon Deshong,
Of Clearfeld.
George Arnold and wife, and
j. ). Arnold, wife and daughter
all near Mercersburg- were
among those from a distance who
attended the funeral.
MRS. HAYES Sewers.
Mrs. Bessie Florence Sewers
vile of Hayes Sewers, died a
'nelr home in Ayr township, Sat
ur0aV Iroo 10 1O1E oooJ Or