The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-11-04
The GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
j. NELSON SIPEs.

OOhH 4NSloOu OlpSS uleu dJ his
home in cConnellsburg last
Sunday. Since the death of his
wife and the marriage of his
youngest daughter, Mr.. Sipes
had occupied alone the family
home at the corner Of Lincoln
Way and Second street, taking
his dinner and supper at the
home of his daughter Caddie,
Mrs. William Kennedy. After
waiting some time last Sunday
for her father to come to dinner,
Mrs. Kennedy sent her little
daughter Erma, to tell the grand
father that dinner was ready
Erma went to Mr.. Sipes home
went into the sitting room-saw
her grandfather sitting in his
easy chair apparently sleeping.
When she attempted to awaken
him, she failed, and went to the
home of her aunt Daisy, Mrs. 7.
j. Comerer, who lives near, and
told her Grandpa would not get
awake" When Mrs. Comerer
reached the home she found her
father dead. Death had come
suddenly, and he apparently
passed away without a pang.
j. Nelson Sipes is well known
in Fulton County. He was born
in Licking Creek township, April
%, 1887, hence was aged 78 years,
6 months and 8 days. During
his early manhood he taught
school. Afterward read law with
William c. Logan in McConnells-
burg and was admitted to the
Fulton County bar on the 9th day
of April, 1861. He, however,
did not engage in active practice
until 1872. Mr.. Sipes, with D.
B. Mace, George j. Pittman,
Harvey Nelson, A. U. Mace, B.
M. Lodge and William Kendall,
in 1887, instituted the first bank
in McConnellsburg-the old Full
ton County Bank.
He was married to Miss Min
erva Sipes, of Licking Creek
township, who died a few years
ago. To this union were born
thirteen children, ten of whom
are living, namely, Nettie, wife
of Frank B. Sipes, McConnells-
burg; Minerva, wife of w. R.
Kellar, Washington, D. c., Cad
die, wife of William Kennedy,
McConnellsburg; Mary, wife of
V. j. Wilhelm, Homestead, Pa;
Edith, wife of Robert ]. Fleming
and Daisy, wife of 7. j. Conner
er-both of McConnellsburg;
Brooks and Clarence, Bellevue;
Pa, Stella, wife Of Welles H.
Greathead, McConnellsburg, and
Rev. Horace N, Nanty Clio, Pa.
The funeral took place yester-
day afternoon conducted by his
pastor, Rev. A. S. Luring of the
M. E. church, and interment was
made in Union cemetery. The
children were all present at the
funeral.
JOHN D. CUTCHALL.
On Tuesday evening of last
week, as John D. Cutchall, of
Hustontown, was about to retire
for the night, he suddenly ex-
pired, the result, very probably,
of heart failure, as he had suf-
fered for more than year with
dropsy. Funeral was held on the
following Friday, interment be-
ing made in the cemetery at Hus-
tontown. Services were conduct
ed by Revs. Benson and Reidell.
Mr.. Cutchall is survived by his
wife who was Miss Bplinger,
and nine children, namely, Jessie
wife of Irwin Winegardner, of
Clear Ridge; Olive, wife of Cleve
Mellott, of Licking Creek town
ship; Elva, Roxy, Myrtle, Bruce,
Harry, Pearl, and Pauline-alla at
home. He was aged about fifty
years.
MRS. WILL HAYS.
A telegram received by George
w. Hays of this place, Monday
morning brought the sad intelli-
gence of the death of Mrs. Cora
Hays, wife of William S.. Hays