The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-08-10
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per-
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
DUFFIELD KEYsER.

months, Samuel Elliott Duffield
Keyser passed away at his home
on East Market Street, McCon-
nellsburg, Wednesday evening,
August 3, 1916, aged 62 years, 6
months, and 20 days.
The funeral took place on the
following Saturday morning, the
services being conducted by his
pastor, Rev. Yearick of the Re-
formed church, assisted by Rev.
Peterman, of the Lutheran
church. Interment was made in
Union cemetery.
The deceased was ason of John
and Margaret Keyser, and was
born in Ayr township. He was
married to Miss Mary E. Harr,
who survives him, together with
one daughter Blanche, wife Of
Sanner E. Ray. Two sisters are
living-Miss Mary, and Nettie,
wife of George Buterbaugh, re-
siding in Franklin county.
For several years Mr.. Keyser
vas associated with his son-in-
aw Sanner Ray in the baking
business, and he and his wife
and sister Mary, and Mr.. Ray
and family allresided in the same
house in McConnellsburg.
Mr.. Keyser was a member of
the Reformed church, and one of
those good hearted men that won
to him the friendship of every
one within the circle of his ac-
quaintance.
DANIEL H. CoMERER.
Daniel Herbert Comerer passed
away at the Chambersburg Hos
)ital, Saturday afternoon, Au-
rust 5, 1916, aged "a years, II
months, and 27 days. The fun
eral took place at 10 o'clock the
.ollowing Monday morning at his
ate home in Mercersburg, his
pastor, the Rev. Allison of the
Lutheran Church, conducting the
services, and interment was made
in the Mercersburg cemetery.
The deceased was a son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Comerer of Nc
Connellsburg, and he was mar
ried to Miss Eta E. Mellott,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
F. Mellott on the 10th day of
June, 1908, who survives, to-
gether with one son Marshall in
the fifth year of his age. The
deceased is also survived by his
parents and the following sisters:
Annie, wife of David A. Ward,
Chambersburg; Annetta, wife of
Ralph E. Hill, near Foltz, and
Miss Catherine, at home.
Mr.. Comerer was operating a
creamery near Mercersburg, and
apparently in the best of health.
A few weeks ago, he began to
complain of a pain in the lower
part of his body, and after treat
ment by his local physician, he
was advised to go to the Cham
bersburg hospital for an opera
ton. Last Thursday an opera
ton for appendicitis was per-
formed, but the surgeons found
a large abscess connected with
the appendix, and the weakened
condition of the patient did not
allow a recovery from the opera
ton.
Daniel was an officer in the
Lutheran church at Mercersburg,
ateacher in the Sabbath School,
md foremost in everything that
made for the betterm ent of the
church.
CLYDE N. STRAIT.
Clyde N. Strait, son of Joseph
and Eureka Strait, of Belfast
township, died Sunday morning
July 80. 1916, aged about 20
years. Clyde had been in the
employ of William Mckee, in
Whips Cove, and on the previous
evening, he walked over to Lo-
que McKee's only a short dis
lance away, and later in the even
ing while returning to the home
of his employer he became very
SICK and lay down-or fell down
and was not found until the next
morning. He was unconscious
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