The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-01
RECORD OF DEATHS.
sA,,t Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
| Sous Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
JOSEPH WYLEs.

y bishome nearSaluvia on Thurs
Jav. July 25, 1918, aged 81 years,
months and 7 days, after days,
months and years of most in
teuse suffering from chronic kid
rev and bladder trouble. The
funeral took place last Sunday.
First, brief services were held at
his late home, and the conclud-
;ng services at the Sideling Hill
Baptist church where a sermon
xas preached by a former pastor
n the deceased Of the Snake
Spring Orderite Brethren or
Dunkard Church, and inter-
ment was made in the cemetery
A the Sideling Hill Baptist
church.
Mr.. Wyles was born in Snake
suring township, Bedford Coun-
", where he spent most of his
h life. About three years ago he
purchased the Spring Tannery
1 farm near Saluvia, moved upon
It, and spent the remainder of
his life there. He is survived
by two brothers and three Sis
| ters: Philip, of Snake Spring;
K John, of New Enterprise; Mrs.
\ Elizabeth Harclerode, Mrs. Mary
Harclerode, and Mrs. Susan
Grimes all of Everett.
Mr.. Wyles was twice married:
\ First, to Mabel Gothenmyer in
\ 1880, and to this union were
born eight children, namely,
Irwin, Jacob, Archie, and Mrs.
/ Ida Waller-all of Washington
state; Eugene, somewhere in
\ the war;" Mrs. Ella Garylow,
Roaring Spring; Miss Anna Keg-
arise, New Enterprise, and Miss
Lizzie Wyles, living in Ohio.
His second wife was Mrs. Ra-
chel Wink to whom he was mar
red in 1906. To them were born
two children both OF whom died
in infancy. Rachel says Mr..
Wyles was always good and kind
to her.
/ While Mr.. Wyles bore the title
Of Veteran" it did not mean
that he had seen service in the
army, but it was given him be-
cause ne was a hard working, in
dustrious man until health failed,
and he was sociable and obliging,
GEORGE W. MUMMA.
Veteran George w. Mumma
died Monday, July %, 1918 at his
residence, which is also the resi-
dence of his son Charles A. and
family, on the old Mumma farm
on the road between Harrison
vile and Laidig, at the advanced
age of Sc years, A months and 6
days. After having arisen from
his bed on the morning OF the
day of his death, he complained
of feeling so tired, and said ne
believed he would go back to bed
awhile. About II o'clock, a
member of the family called him,
and getting no reply, went to his
bed and found that he had slept
peacefully away. His death was
the result of chronic, pulmonary
trouble, from which he had suf-
fered for several years.
The deceased was a son of
Jacob and Sarah Mumma who re-
moved to Licking Creek town
ship from Franklin County more
than eighty years ago, and set
tied on the farm which for three
generations has been known as
the old Mumma place" George
was one Of a family of eleven
children, only two of whom now
survive, NAMELY, David R. P.
Mumma, of Sixmile Run, Pa, and
Mrs. Anna Ham, near Saluvia.
The deceased was married to
Sarah Brechbill, who died about
six years ago. To this unior
were born eight children, five Of
whom are living, namely, John j.
of Laidig; Harry NJ, of Pleasan'
Ridge; James M. and William r,
ofCurwensville, Pa, and Charles
A, on the old home place, There
are, also, 16 grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren.
Mr.. Mumma saw service In the
Civil War, he being a member o.
Ia N ~ q n 4 ....t.s. .