The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-16
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
DONALD K. SKINNER.

Donald herper Skinner, son OF
the late Captain and Mrs. Geo.
W. Skinner, died at Windber
Hospital, Somerset county, on
Thursday morning Of last week.
The funeral took place in Cham
bersburg last Sunday afternoon,
and interment was made in the
Skinner lot in Cedar Grove ceme-
terry, Chambersburg.
Donald was about "a years of
age, and was born at Big Cove
Tannery. He was a civil engi-
neer and was employed by the
Berwind-Wh Mining Company
at Windber. A short time ago
he entered the hospital for mi
nor nasal operation, when subse-
quently appendicitis developed,
and for the relief of this an op-
GRAFTON was performed six days
before his death.
Donald is survived by two Sis
ters and one brother; Nell (Mrs.
Edgar Criswell, Brooklyn, N. Y. ;
Name Mrs. H. V. Black, Hunt
ingdon, Pa and Parker R., of
Chambersburg, Pa.
Mrs. ELIZABETH CowAN.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cowan, widow
of David Cowan, died at the
home of her grandson, David j.
Hixson, in Everett, March 10,
1916 aged 88 years, 10 months,
and q days. Mrs. Cowan was
the early seventies she and her
husband conducted a hotel at
Emmaville this county. The fol-
lowing named children survive:
Mrs. Florence Rash, of Albion,
Nebr.; Mrs. May Peck (widow
of Dennis D. Peck, Bradford,
born near Chambersburg, and in
O.; and Mrs. Martha Harr, of
Coal Run, 0. She was a men,
ber of the Lutheran church for
many years. q
MRS. ABBIE DESHoNG.
Mrs. Abbie Deshong, widow
Of the late Daniel P. Deshong,
ESQ.,, died at her home at Pleas
mt Ridge, Friday evening March
10, 1916, aged about n years.
The funeral services conducted by
Rev. j. c. Garland took place
sunday afternoon and interment
vas made at the Sideling Hill
Christian church.
Mrs. Deshong is survived by
;wo daughters and two sons:
Charlie, residing in Wells Valley;
). Logue, Johnstown, Pa; Lau-
ra, wife of James o. Mellot, Sa-
luvia, and Ida Jane, wife of
Howard Ham, Pleasant Ridge.
GEORGE M. TRUAX.
George Morgan Truax, vet
eran of the Civil War, and one
of Fulton County's Oldest citizens
died at his home in Emmaville,
on Thursday evening, March 9,
1916, aged 81 years, 10 months,
and IL days. Mr.. Truax had
been in ill health a long time,
and his death was not unexpect-
ed to his family. The funeral
conducted by Ed. C. L. Funk,
of the Primitive Baptist church,
took place last Saturday and in
terment was made in the ceme-
terry at the Sideling Hill Baptist
church. Mr.. Truax was mar
ried to Jemima Mellott, of Bel
last township, who survives to-
gether with two chilnren, Char
les in the mercantile business
at Emmaville, and Elizabeth,
wife of DR.. E. D. Akers at Ak
ersville.
JOHN I. LALEY.
John Thomas Laley, well
known citizen of Belfast town.
ship, and a veteran of the Civil
war, died at his home north of
Cross Roads school house on Mon
day of last week, aged about rs
years. His funeral took place on
The following Wednesday and in
terment was made at the Breth-
rem church on Pleasant Ridge.
Mr.. Laley had been afflicted with
asthma for a number Of years,
out his condition was not such as
70 create serious apprehension on