The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-11-09
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
WILLIAM P. LAsHLEY.

Friday, OCTOBER ~ 1916, following
an illness of two years of Bright's
disease. Mr.. Lashley was born
in Southampton township, Bed
ford county, and was aged 66
years, 10 months and 2 days.
He went to Cumberland from
Buck Valley, Pa, about fifteen
years ago and opened a meat and
grocery store. Mr.. Lashley had
been.a merchant practically all
bis life having conducted a
business at Buck Valley before
going to Cumberland. He was a
member of Warfordsburg Lodge
No. COL, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. He was united in
marriage to Miss Harriet North
craft, who survives with the
following children: D. L. Lashley,
T. H. Lashley, Mrs. Stella Deer
ing and Miss Lille Ellen Lashley,
all of Cumberland. Two brothers,
Lewis LashIey, of Girard, Kan,
and Jacob Lashley, of Everett,
also survive. Funeral services
we're held at IL O'Clock Monday
1t Mt. Zion Christian church,
lear Chaneysville, Rev. w. c.
iarland, of Cumberland, oficiat-
Dg.
MRS. ALICE HORTON.
Mrs. Alice Bolinger Horton,
widow of Abner Horton, died at
the home Of her brother A. ].
BOlinger, near H us to mt own,
Wednesday morning, November
:, 1916, aged 62 years. The
uneral services, conducted by
Rev. Weise, of Three Springs,
took place on Friday, and her
emains were laid to rest in the
cemetery at Bethel church at
View Grenada.
Mrs. Horizons home was in
ialtillo, but at the time of her
Ieath she was visiting in the
lOme of her brother. She had
)een in her usual health until the
hight preceding her death when
she complained of feeling i'll and
he next morning death came
suddenly. Mrs. Horton was a
most excellent woman and enjoy
ed the respect of a large number
Of friends. She is survived by
four sons, namely, Will and
Harry in Chicago; Elmer, at Pit
cairn, and Ed at Mount Union.
Al, already mentioned, George,
Jesse and Harry, New Grenada,
and Scott, Mt. Union, are broth
ers. Maggie, wife of Daniel
Gladfelter, is a sister.
JESSE A. PECK.
Jesse A. Peck passed peace
fully away at his home in Martins
burg, W. Va, Saturday morning,
November A, 1916, aged 70 years,
months, and 3 days. The
funeral took place on the follow
Ing Monday morning.
The deceased was a son o f
Daniel and Nancy Hart Peck,
and was born on the old home
stead in Belfast township, this
county. Making, good use Of
such advantages as the public
schools of his locality offered, he
went to the Allegheny Male and
Female Seminary at Rainsburg,
and later attended the Summer
Normal schools at McConnells-
Ourg, For several years he
taught in the public schools of
'nls county, after which he went
70 Martinsburg, w. Va, where
ne spent the remainder of his
life
lie was married to Miss Rachel
OoValt' daughter OF the late Eph-
ram Covalt, of Thompson town.
snip, who survives, as does one
son. Elmer, residing also, in
Martinsburg.
lhe deceased was a member of
.ne M. E. Church, and he was a
faithful, upright citizen. For
more than a year his health had
Oeen falling, and death was the
result of a complication of dis
eases.
DELLA FRANCES ADAMS.
Mrs. Della Frances Adams,
WIDOW of Caoroa w Adax.. l;el