The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-11
RECORD OF DEATHS.
.,,t Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sOps Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
REV. JOHN w. BUCKLEY.

The Rev. John W. Buckley g
4 .otired minister of the Contra
Pennsylvania Conference died
Nav 1, 1918 at the home of his
s,rphter Mrs. M. H. Hoyt, in
Media, Pa
H Mr., Buckley was born in Hunt.
|Ipgdon county 85 years ago last
|ps,ember. Seme years later his
|lments, Jacob and Elizabeth
|backley moved to Fort Littleton
|pbere S. L. Buckley, a brother
A the deceased is still living.
4 Rev. Buckley graduated from
|fassyille Seminary and entered
|tbe Baltimore Conference in 1857.
|Eben this Conference was d.
|yided, he was transferred to the
|Cenral Pennsylvania Conference
|ebere h remained an active
member until his retirement in
19O7, thus completing 80 years
/ Ia sarvice in the church he so
1early loved.
\ At his death he was the Oldest
member of the Conference and
IA one of his co-Workers has re-
marked there was no one who
kad given better service or was
bore loved.
/ In the various charges Mr..
Buckley served during his long
ministry, in practically all of
khicn he remained the full term
termitted a Methodist minister,
Ahe value of his work both in
their material and spiritual up
building was very apparent.
Always Jealous for the welfare
u the beloved church, never
kesitating to sacrifice himself in
rs behalf he gave of his best al
nays and through his earnest
kndeavor was instrumental in
Bringing many into full knowl-
fdge of God and His love.
4 Letters recently found tn at
Eere sent to him a few years
tgO from old charges speak in
lowing terms of his work and
&is influence. One in particular
Ielt so impressed that the pros
erity of their church even after
|wenty years absence was so
largely due to his efforts that a
Ommittee was appointed to
rite him a letter of apprecia-
ion. His beautiful faith and the
veetness and purity of his life
lVays manifest cannot be for
Otten but will continue to bear
uit in the years to come.
The last sad rites were con-
ucted at the home Of his daugh-
T by the Rev. Mr.. Michaels,
pastor of the First M. E. church
tMedia, the Rev. Robert Nc
lain, a retired minister Of the
ane place and Rev. DR.. Leeper
1.-THE Presbyterian church.
The pallbearers were G. H.
Buckley and F. D. Buckley sons
fthe deceased, M. H. Hoyt, a
fOn.in.la and c.. l.. Leedom, a
fOSe friend of the family.
Mr.. Buckley's wife died three
Fears ago on the Och of May.
lie is survived by two sons and
NO daughters, C, H. Buckley
Ilen Arm, Md F. D. Buckley,
tre, Pa, B. F. Cary, Bloss-
1rg, Pa, and Mrs. M. H. Hoyt,
Iedia, Pa.
JOHN B. SIPEs.
John B. Sipes died at his home
tHustontown on Friday, July
h, 1918, aged II years and 19
ayS, The funeral took place on
Ae following Monday, the servi-
es being conducted by Rev. John
lcClay Diehl, pastor of the
NOOert Kennedy Memorial church
Welsh Run, Pa, and former
Mr.. Sipes' pastor at Greenhill.
lae remains Of the deceased
we're laid to rest in the cemetery
the Greenhill Preshytcr'qn
EaOrch, of which Mr.. Sipes was
~ elder and q devoted member
Or many years.
dis wife, who was Miss Mary
auma, preceded him to the grave
eVeral years. He is survived by
SO daughters, Sadie, widow of
a'lson Shaw, on the old home
Idce. and M;oo Tillio N,yho kapt