The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-25
RECORD OF DEATHS.
short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per-
4 sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
MARTIN L. PECK.

Martin Il. feck oieu az N.'
home at Pecktonville, Md, Fri,
dav evening, April 10, 1918 aged
60 wears, 5 montha and 27 days.
The funeral services conducted
bv his pastor Ed. j. W. Smoot,
of he Primitive Baptist Church,
look place on the following Mon
day morning and interment was
made in the cemetery at the To-
holloway Baptist church. The
Immediate cause of his death was
acute Bright's disease, he being
confned to his bed but two days.
The deceased was a son of Dan
lei and Nancy Hart Peck, and he
HAS born in Belfast township, this
bounty, October %, 1S4S. Avail
big himself of the meager advan-
tapes offered by the home schools,
he fitted himself for teaching
Ind taught successfully for sew
eral years in the public schools Of
This county and in Washington
County Nd. In February, 1877,
be was married to Miss Jennie
Mason, near Parkhead,. Md, and
resided in that community until
the time of his death. Heis sur
lived by his widow and by one
Ton, Daniel Ralph, aud by one
Daughter Ruth Virginia, wife of
b. G. Bachtel of Chambersburg.
Martin was a busy man. He
was engaged in farming, milling,
numbering and contracting. He
WAS a consistent member of the
Primitive Baptist Church and a
useful citizen in his neighbor-
hood.
JOHN w. CREEK.
John w. Creek, formerly of
Union township, but more re-
cently a resident of Hancock,
died in a hospital in Hagers-
town, Friday, April IL, 1918 of
stomach trouble, aged about So
Years. The funeral services
we're held in the Buck Valley M.
/. church on the following Mon
Day and interment was made in
the cemetery at that church.
Mr.. Creeks first wife was Re-
becca, daughter of Charles and
Wilhelmina Hebner Hendershot,
and to this union three sons sur
Five, namely, Charles, Johns
town, Pa; Glen, Baltimore, and
Harry, Pittsburgh. His second
wife was Ellen the widow of
Chalmers Boor and a daughter
bf the late Ephraim Garland.
6he survives. Mr.. Creek has
three sisters and one brother
living, namely, Mrs. Shafer
HOvermale, Hagerstown; Mrs.
Maria Norris, of Cohill and AL
pert Creek, residing at Sideling
Hill.
Mr.. Creek was a member of
theP @. S. of A. who had
charge of the funeral services.
RACHEL ANN SKINNER.
Rachel Ann Skinner, died at
the home of J. C. Stitt near
DRY Run, Pa, April 9TH, 1918,
aged IA years, 7 months, and lf
days. Deceased was the widow
of the late John A. Skinner,
Clvil war veteran who died about
y years ago. Funeral service al
the Stitt home by her pastor
Rev, D. l. Camp on the 7th. In
terment at Spring Run cemetery,
She was a member of the Upper
Path Valley Presbyterian church,
was a daughter of William anC
Nancy Stitt Harper of Neelyton,
ia. Mrs. Skinner first married
Thomas Appleby who was
among the number who died il
Libby Prison during the Civi
war, and was a brother of j
u, Appleby, of Shade Gap. Mrs
Skinner was the last of the Har
per family, as her brothers an(
sisters died some years ago
Heart trouble caused her death
MRS. MARGARET BOLINGER.
Mrs. Margaret Bolinger, wild
oW of William Bolinger who diet
many years ago, passed away a
the State Hospital, Harrisburg
tuesday, April ID, 1918 age,
about 70 years. Her body wa
taken to Orbisonia to the hom,