The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
DAVID l.. PECK.

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away at his home in Green.
vile, O., on Friday morning,
February 2, 1918, and the funer.
al took place the following Mon.
day.
The deceased was a son Of
Jonathan and Catharine Timber
Peck, and he was born in Ayr
township. this county, Novem.
ber IA, 1886; hence, at the time
of his death he was aged 81 years
2 months. and 18 days.
David was a veteran of the
Civil War, having been muster
ed into service November a, 1862
and was mustered out with his
regiment on the 18th o f August,
1868. From a private in Com
pany |, 158th Regiment, Pa,
Inf, he was promoted to the
rank of Corporal and attached t O
Company K of the same Regi.
ment, on the 1st day of Febru-
ary 1S63-just 55 years before
his death.
On the 25th of February, 1868
he was united in marriage with
Miss Minerva Rudy of Darke
county, O., and to this union
were born three children, Cora
Fray, Algy Ray, and Adna Lin
ber-all Of whom, and their
mother-are living.
For many years after he was
married, he was in the mercan-
tile business in Versailles, O., and
later, in Muncie, Indiana, retiring
from business and moving to
Greenville, O., only few years
ago.
NATHAN C. DEsHoNG.
Nathan C. Deshong, an aged
citizen of Licking Creek town.
ship, died Friday, February l,
1918, aged 73 years, months and
II days. Although he had been a
sufferer from stomach trouble for
many years, the immediate cause
of ris death is said to have been
pneumonia. Mr.. Deshong will
long be remembered as miller in
his fathers mill, now the Hurley
Mill, where he served for fully
fifty years. He was a son of
John F. and Rebecca Deshong
both deceased. He was twice
marri d. His first wife was
Ellen 5ipes. To this union were
the following children: Baltzer
Arioch Deshong, near Harris
onville; Berte Deshong at Wells
Tannery; Elsie, wife of VIM. H.
Deshong, near Harrisonville;
Eth', wife of Carl Fore, Wood
bury, Pl. His second wife was
Mary, widow of Samuel Deshong,
who survives. The following are
brothers and sister: Postmaster
Baitzer T., Pleasant Ridge; vet
eran S)l g.. near Pleasant Ridge;
Mrs. H, King Mellott, Mill No. 2,
Scalp Level.
Funeral services conducted b y
E. j. Croft, were held at Asbury
M. E, church last Sunday after
noon al 3 o'clock, and interment
was made in the cemetery a
that church where his first wife
is buried.
John H. Wilt, of Waynes-
borc, is pr badly, the only survi-
vor of Company X, among those
from this community.
DANIEL PETER.
Daniel P, Ter, one of Tod town
ships best citizens died sudden
ly Monday. Sometime during
the forenoon, he went to the
hhme of Samuel Owens, who
lives on one of Daniels farms.
Going into TIE house at Mr.. Div
ems and taking a seat, a remark
was made about the weather,
and Daniel said if h e had known
it was so cold hi would not have
allowed the girls to go to school.
Just then he C Elapsed, and soon
life was extinct. Mr.. Peffer had
been in falling health for sever
al months.
A The deceased was a son of
Frederick and elizabeth OFT Pef-
fer, and was aged about 63 years.
/ He was married to CarolineGress.
y q daughter Of the late Adam