Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-29
". j. ABER DIES AT GOOD
SAMARITAN HOSPITAL


Funeral services for the late w.
j. Aber, 70, were held at the home
Monday afternoon, at o'clock, with
Rev. l.. S. Wees of the Methodist
Protestant church, officiating. Two
hymns were read by Rev Wees.
Crossing the Bar" and my Jesus
AS Thou Wilt The Brpwn-Manly
Plow company closed down for the
funeral, and the employees attended
in body Sunday evening members
of the D. of A., held their ritualistic
funeral services. Pail bearers were
nephews of the deceased, as follows:
Clyde and Neal Best. Everett Scott.
Gus Abel, Herbert Fouts and Har-
old James Interment was in Nc
Connelsville cemetery The follow
ing sketch was prepared and read
at the funeral by Mrs. B. D. Rich
.ardson, a niece of the deceased
It is with a feeling of more than
ordinary sadness that I have writ
ten and will read this sketch, for
this is the fourth time in 16 months
that the chronicle of the life of
near and dear relative has been
recorded. Willard Jesse Aber, the
last member of the family of the
Aber, died at the Good Samaritan
hospital, GAINESVILLE, Friday, Sept.
23, at 10 p. m, following an illness
from complications. For some weeks
past he had been in failing health,
but was able to be about his home,
his condition not becoming alarm
ing until few days prior to his
death. He was taken to the hos
~>.f Ia lox niy,c
the following evening. He was the
youngest Of family of nine chill
dren born to Joseph and Frances
Taylor Aber, the last three members
of the family having passed away in
a little more than Is months time;
the other two, Mrs. Anne Best, who
died June IA, 1887, and Miss Kate
Aber whose death occurred on Aug
ust II, of that same year.
Willard Jesse Aber was born Sept.
A, 1868, in the family home located
in Meigsville township, on Onion
run, on the farm now owned by Mrs.
Adolph Hook When the deceased |
was very small child the Aber
family moved to the farm on the
Kennebec road, now owned by Dale
Ellis, which for more than SIS years
was the family home Of the late
Joseph Aber and family He attend
ed school at Salt Run, and later be-
came employed by the BrownManly |
Plow company, which position he
held at the time of his death. He !
was twice married, his first wife be- !
ing Miss Belle Gregg, who with an
infant child have been deceased for |
many years. Thirty-five years ago
he married Miss Mary Elizabeth !
Bucey, who survives him, and a |
daughter, Mrs. Iona Furey, and ,
three grandchildren, Elizabeth Ann
and Jimmy Pearson and Martin !
Furey, are left to mourn the loss of
a loving and devoted husband and
father. The grandchildren were the /
very apple of his eye, and they in /
turn adored "Grandpa."
His deceased brothers and sisters
are John, who died in childhood; |
Joseph, Andrew Jackson, Thomas,
Mrs. Martha Horner, Mrs. Mary Me-
Bee, Mrs. Anne Best, and Miss Kate
Aber. He is also survived by cou
sin George Aber, and brother-inA
law, w. j. Best, also by number of
nieces and nephews, and to them he
was the last link in beautiful fam
lily friendship and affection for
which the family of the late Joseph
and Frances Aber have always been
noted.
For many years the family reun~
ions have been delightful affairs,
serving to cement and bind the true
affection and regard Of the family
for each other. Mr.. Aber was g
member of the Wesley Chapel M. E.
the Junior of American Me-
chanics, and the Daughters OF
America For more than 46 years
he was trusted and valued en-
ploye of the BrownManly Plow
company In his own home and
family circle he will be sorely miss
ed, for their comfort and happiness
was ever his first thought.
Among out of town guests at the
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
James, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold James
and daughter of Detroit; Mrs Name
and daughter. Mrs. Ber-
nice Freyer of Pittsburgh, Pa; Mrs.
Joseph Bucey, Chicago, and Mr.. B.
Furey, Toronto, Canada.