The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-07-27
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
ATCHIsoN R. POWELL.

DdSS6u away OdIuludy CNCilillSb
July Is, 1916, at 1880 o'clock aft
er a long illness. The funeral
was held from the late home
Tuesday at 2:30 p. M, Rev. F.
D. Altman of st. Paul's Luther
an church officiating. Interment
was made in Oakwood cemetery.
Mr.. Powell was a native of
Franklin county, Pa, where he
was born October %, 1916. He
lived the major portion of his life
in Fulton county, Pa, coming
west in 1898, and residing first
in Mt. Carroll, Ill. He came with
his family to Dixon in 1897 and
has since made this city his home.
He was married in 1887 to
Louisa Unger of McConnellsburg,
Pa, who, with one daughter,
Eleanor E. city stenographer,
survive. A brother, John S..
and two sisters, Hattie E. Powell
and Mrs. Annie Yeakle, all of
Plum Run, Pa, also survive.
Stricken four years ago with
paralysis, from which he never
recovered, he gradually grew
weaker, and for the past two
years has been helpless, having
been bedfast for the last five
months.
Mr.. Powell was a highly re-
spected citizen of Dixon and has
for many years been a faithful
and devout member of st. Paul's
Lutheran church of this city.
Many will regret the passing of
good friend and neighbor. =
Dixon, ILL.,, Evening Telegraph.
AMOS C. PALMER.
Last Friday, Amos c. Palmer,
near Needmore, in Belfast town.
hip, complained of pains in his
tomach. He had been in good
lealth, and it was thought that
he trouble would soon pass away
Accordingly his wife made him
lie down on a couch in a darken-
ed room and left him while she
attended to other duties about
he house and garden. In about
fifteen minutes she returned with
A drink of water for Mr.. Palmer
and was shocked to find him dead
A Doctor was called who said
that death was due to heart fail
ure. Funeral was held last Sun
day, interment being made in
the Sideling Hill Baptist church
burial grounds. Services were
conducted by Rev. Powers, as
sisted by Revs. Funk and Croft.
Mr.. Palmer was aged SO years,
a months and Is days. His wife
who was Sadie Clevenger, survi-
yes, together with a son and a
daughter, namely, Clarence, of
Pittsburgh, and Gertrude, wife
of John Spade, of Belfast town
ship.
Mr.. Palmer was a son of the
late Elijah Palmer and was prom
ment in his community as a good
citizen. His unexpected death
was a great shock to the neigh.
bOrhood.
MRS. ]. C. CoMERER.
Mrs. Georgianna Pittman Com
erer, wife of j. G. Comerer, oi
Thompson township, died Tues
day, July 25, 1916, aged 66 years
months, and % days. Funera
was held on the following Thurs
DAY at 10 o'clock a. m, in ter
ment being made in the cemetery
at Damascus church. Services
We're conducted by her pastor
Kev. Garland, of thu
Christian church of which Mrs
Comerer was a consistent mem
Der. Although she had been il
very delicate health since las
January, her death was in al
probability fastened by the re
cent extremely hot weather, TO
she was up and going about, ant
mad been to Hancock less than
week previous to her death.
Mrs. Comerer was a daughte
OF Jared and Sarah Pittman. Il
January 1871, she was united il
marriage to J. c. Comerer, wh
survives her. To this union tn
following children survive: Har