The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-12-26
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
MRS. JOHN CARBAUGH.

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ow of John Carbaugh, late of AYR
township, died at the home of her
son Elmer Carbaugh tenant farm
er on the McGovern George
Tritle) farm in Big Cove on Fri
gay, December 20, 1918, after an
illness of about four weeks, aged
60 years, 5 months and Is days.
The funeral conducted by Rev.
E. j. Croft, took place Sunday
Afternoon and interment was
made in Union cemetery.
The deceased was a daughter
of the late Isaac P. Deshong, and
she was married to John Car
baugh about 35 years ago. Her
late husband died about two
years ago. She is survived by
Russell T. near Big Cove Tan
merry, Mary Elizabeth, wife of
William Walker at Mercersburg.
and Elmer w., at whose home
she died.
Among those from a distance
who attended the funeral were
G. B. Hockensmith, Darrell Hook
ensmith, j. N. Hockensmith and
daughter Martha; Joseph Ribblet
and two daughters Mrs. Vernie
Hughes and Miss Vida Ribblet,
and John and Martha Deshong-
all of Johnstown, Pa, and Will
lam Walker and son Leslie, and
John Saville and William Saville
and wife-all of Mercersburg.
MRS. CATHARINE EDWARDS.
At the home of her daughter,
Mrs, Jos. H. Melius. near Hus-
tontown, Mrs Catharine Edwards
died on December 4, 1918 at the
advanced age of 50 years, 5
months and 25 days.
She was a daughter of Abra-
nam and Catharine Witter and is
survived by the following broth
ers and sisters: Josiah Witter,
Waterfall; John Witter, Brad
dock; Sabina Greenland. Ship
loensburg; and Alice Horton,
Pittsburgh.
The children left to mourn the
departure of a kind, loving moth
er are: William Edwards, Wa
Gerfall; Kepler, Portland, Oregon;
Robert, Six Mile Run; Mrs. Geo.
Diggins, Altoona: and Mrs. j. H.
Melius, Hustontown.
She was buried in the ceme-
terry at Center M. E. church, of
which church she had been a
member for over sixty-six years.
ISAAC LANEHART.
Isaac Lanehart. aged IA years,
2 months and rs days, died at the
home of his son-in-law and
daughter Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bish
op Monday, December 16, 1918
of diseases incident to advancing
age. The funeral services con-
Quoted by Ed. j. c. Garland, of
the Brethren Church, took place
on the following Wednesday and
interment was made at Cedar
Grove. The deceased was a vet
eran of the Civil War. and was
practically in it from start to
finish. He was mustered in on
the 9th day of September, 1861,
in Company A, 18th regiment,
Pennsylvania volunteers, and
served until January l 1863. He
Immediately re-enlisted in the
same Company, was promoted TO
corporal and was not mustered
out until the first day of July
1866.
Mr.. Lanehart IS survived by
two sons and one daughter: John
Ephraim, residing near Green
castle. Franklin County; Aaron,
living in Hancock, and Ella, wife
of Charlie Bishop at Needmore.
MRS. IRA D. DENEEN.
Mrs. Rebecca Jane Deneen,
aged 46, wife of Ira D. Deneen,
died Saturday evening at her
home, 80l, Arch street, Cumber-
land, Md, after an illness of
several months. She is survived
by her husband and eight chill
iren. The body was taken to
Warfordsburg, Pa, tor inter-
ment.
DONALD MELIUs.