The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-12
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
MRS. LYDIA A. HEEFNER.

Lydia A. Heefner widoW OF
David Heefner, died at her home
at Hustontown, Tuesday, Sep
tember 3, 1918, aged rs years.
The funeral was conducted by
Rev. Strain of the M. E. church,
assisted by Rev. Emenhizer of
the U. B. church, and her re-
mains were laid to rest in the
Hustontown cemetery.
Mother Heefner had been in |
falling health for some time, but
she was able to be up and around
until within few days of her
death. She bore her affliction
with a true Christian patience.
She was a member Of the Church
for 28 years, but her life work is
ended. She was a kind loving
mother, and a devoted, affection
ate friend to all who knew her.
She was known as Aunt Lydia"
She leaves to mourn her loss II
children-7 sons and A daughters,
namely, Barbara, wife of Isaac
McClain; Geo. d., William H.,
Jerre L., Jesse B. all prominent
farmers of Taylor township; Sa-
die c., wife of Rev. G. A. Sparks,
Hooversville, Pa; Ezra F., Milf
fintown, Pa; David w., Maple
ton Depot, Pa; James P, Mt.
Union, Pa; Mary E., wife of
Bruce Price, Mt. Union, Pa;
and Jennie, wife of Rev. E. H.
Swank, Alum Bank, Pa. There
are q grandchildren and l great
grandchild. She was the moth
er of 13 children two of whom
preceded her to the grave many
years ago.
Besides her immediate family
she is survived by two sisters:
Rebecca Barnett, Everson, Pa;
and Sadie Cutchall, Everett, Pa,
with a host of friends and rela-
tives.
Mother Heefner" is gone.
Her chair is vacant. Her voice
is stilled. Her home-that home
in which she delighted to live-is
broken. 1t is hard to part with
our dear mother. We know that
she can not come again to US,
but we can go to her if we are
faithful unto death. Our loss is
her eternal gain. 1,
HER CHILDREN.
MRS. MARY KERLIN.
Mrs. Mary Jane Work Kerlin
died at the home Of her daugh-
ter Mrs. Agnes Drake, at Castle
Shannon, Pittsburgh, on Satur-
day, August "a, 1918, of a stroke
Of paralysis. She was aged 80
years, 8 months and Ia days.
Mrs. Kerlin was born an d
reared to womanhood on the Old
Camp place in Dublin Township,
and spent her school days on the
Old Campbell place where many
of the older citizens attended
school with her.
In 1859, she was united in mar
riage to Samuel Kerlin, who pre-
Ceded her to the grave many
years ago. To this union were
born seven daughters, namely,
Mrs. Emma Sharpe, Oklahoma;
Mrs. Laura Jennie Long, Knobs
vile; Mrs. Clara Moore, Pitts
burgh; Mrs. Victorine Gunnells
who preceded her mother to the
grave six years ago; Mrs. Agnes
Drake, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Edith
Regi, Knobsville, and Lille Mary
Bower, who died about twelve
years ago. She is survived by
q grandchildren, and 10 great
grand children.
Grandmother Kerlin was well
known by Fulton County people,
and she spent many years at the
Washington House McConnells.
burg, after the death of her
husband. Then she went to
Altoona, and the last few years,
she made her home with her
chill dren.
MRS. w. M. MORTON.
Laura E., wife of William Mar
tin Morton, died at their home
near Steele, N. OAK, on Thurs
day evening, September 5, 1918,
aged about 65 years.
Mrs. Morton was a daughter oI