The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
CATHERINE BIvENs.


Catherine, daughter of County
Treasurer and Mrs. Leonard Biv-
EMS, died at their home at Web
,ter Mills, last Friday night, aged
Is years, A months, and 6 days.
The funeral took place Monday
morning, her pastor, Rev. r. b.
Peterman, conducted the servi-
ces, and interment was made in
Union cemetery.
On Monday of last week it was
discovered that Catherine had
measles. Her mother gave her
the best of care, the measles
came out nicely, and on Wednes-
day, she was up awhile. Thurs
day her condition had changed
so greatly, that DR.. Mosser was
summoned, and he found that
Catherine was suffering from an
acute attack of Bright's disease.
Upon DR.. Mosser's suggestion
DR.. Palmer was summoned from
Chambersburg, and arrived at
the bedside of the sick girl about
midnight; but it was at once ap-
parent that her condition was be-
yond the skill Of human agency,
and she passed away on Friday
night as before stated.
This was a great shock to her
parents and friends, for she was
popular with her schoolmates
and had many friends. She was
good girl and was one of the
class of seventeen that was TAX
en- into the Lutheran church by
confirmation at the recent Easter
services at the Big Cove Tannery
Lutheran church. Besides her
parents, she is survived by three
brothers and one sister, Reed,
Frank, and Harry; and Mayme,
wife of Wayne Cutchall.
MRS. JOSHUA L. MELLoTT.
Mary, wife of Joshua L. Mel
lott, died at their home on Pleas
ant Ridge last Thursday night
after a short illness of Brights
Disease, aged GO years, 4months,
and 5 days. The funeral servi-
ces conducted by Ed. Lefferts,
of Leesburg, Va, took place Sat-
urday afternoon, and interment
was made in the cemetery at the
Sideling Hill Baptist church of
which Mrs. Mellott was a faith
full member.
Besides her husband, the de-
ceased is survived by the follow
ing children; May, wife of Jonas
Mellott, Hustontown, Pa; Maria,
wife of Logue Hess, Warfords'
burg, r. r. /; Unger, residing al
Hyndman, Pa; Thornton, al
home; Thomas, South Fork, Pa.
Edith, wife of l. W. Garland
Needmore, R. r. 2. She was 6
daughter of ex-County Commits
sioner and Mrs. Dennis Mellott
Her mother, Mrs. Miriam Mel
lott, is living as are also, the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters: 81
las; Tabitha, widow of j. w
Truax; Sarah, wife of J.C. Hol
linshead, Greencastle, R. R. 5
Jefferson c.; Marcus: Elizabeth
wife of Furman Tate, Curwens
vile, Pa, and Ella, wife of Cal
win Walters, Altoona, Pa.
HON. NICK. w. HoUCK.
Ex-Associate Judge McKenzi,
W. Houck, died at his home a
New Grenada, Friday evening
May 5, 1916, after about a week
illness as the result of a growth
in his side which he felt some in
convenience for several months
The funeral services cenducte'
by Rev. Weise, of Three Springs
took place Sunday afternoon at
o'clock, and his remains wer
laid to rest in the cemetery a
the valley M. E. church, in tn
presence of a large throng o
sorrowing friends and neighbors
The deceased was a son of job
and Henrietta (Yocum> Houc
who came to Wells Valley fror
Huntingdon County in 1845 an
settled on a farm they had bough
The year before. In 1858 McKe
zle apprenticed himself to tn
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