The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-11-16
RECORD OF DEATHS.
hort Sketches Of the Lives Of Per-
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
MRS. C. E. BENEDICT

daughter OF oamuel anu EliZaDeCi
Hofford, was born January q
1892 near Philadelphia, Penna.
and passed from the earthly tt
the heavenly life in the quietnes'
Of the Sabbath morning Novem.
ber 5, 1916, in Shelby, Iowa, in
her S5th year.
All her life was spent in Penn.
sylvania, till 1907 when she came
with DR.. D. A. Hill and family
to Shelby where her home has
been since. OnNovember 8, 1852
she was united in holy matrimony
to DR.. D. T. Benedict. This
union continued unbroken until
1862, when DR.. Benedict, her
husband was taken from her
side by deaths call.
Mrs. Benedict was the mother
Of six children: c. R. Benedict,
deceased three years ago; Mrs.
J. L. Buckley and Mrs. D. A.
Hill of Shelby; F. c. Benedict,
Of Honolulu: D. P. Benedict, of
Omaha B. A. Benedict, deceased
almost five years ago. There are
also twelve grand children and
four great grandchildren, among
the number bereaved by her
death.
A good many years ago she
gave her heart in surrender to
Jesus Christ as her personal
Saviour and in faith in Him and
in the expectation of eternal life
she passed away. She identified
herself with the Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church in Shelby in 1909
and remained in that fellowship
ill her death. For months she
has not been we'll and for weeks
has been bedfast and has suffer-
ed much as the advance of old
age and infrmaties of the flesh
have come on.
The funeral Services were held
in the Methodist Church on Mon
dayat two o'clockin the afternoon
md were conducted by the pas
or, Rev. D. ]. Shenron. The
Iurial took place, in the Shelby
emetery.
DR.. D. A. HILL
rom the Shelby Qowa) News.
David Alexander Hill was born
anuary 20, 1887 near Inverness,
Canada, and departed this life
November 7, 1916, at Shelby,
Iowa, aged 70 years, 9 months
and 8 days.
His early life was spent in
canada. In 1863 he came to the
United States, taking up the
study of medicine at Ann Arbor
University, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
rom which place he graduated.
FOR a few years he practiced
medicine in Missouri and Ohio.
In 1870 he removed to Fort Lit
ueton, Pa, where he had a large
country practice. In 1907 he re-
ured from active professional
work and removed to Shelby,
Iowa, where with his family he
nVed until his last sickness.
In 1881 he was united in mar
mage to Aura E. Benedict. Four
calldren were born to this mar
mage. The deceased is survived
| Oy the widow and three children:
Varolyn B., wife of w. D. Nor
'. On' OF Omaha; Frank R., of
0l0ux City, Iowa; Charles Rush,
~ nome, two grand children,
s'sO two brothers and two sisters
living in Canada.
Dr. Hill was a member of Fort
A''leton Lodge |. 0 0. F. for
many years. About forty years
rso x ne united with the Methodist
episcopal Church. He was faith
!. lal In all services and faithful to
the last.
m
Inc funeral services whic h
n. rere held at the home in Shelby,
thursday afternoon, were con-
~ Ssc'ed by his pastor, Rev. D. j.
SSsenton, ~ The burial was in the
y Saelby cemetery.
4''Ss SARAH CATHARINE WIsHART
/, MISS Sarah Catharine, or as she
NJ %more familiarly known among
n. friends, Miss Kate Wishart,
W az the home of her sister-in-