Good afternoon, listmembers, My 4th great-grandparents were members of the Church of the Brethren in Central Pennsylvania, and I am interested in learning whether any obituaries were published for them. They were William STEPHENS, b. Mar., 1816 in Pennsylvania, d. Dec. 25, 1900, in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa., and his wife Mary Catharine (MILLER) STEPHENS, b. ca. 1814, in Maryland, d. Dec. 11, 1888, in Spring Mount, Warriors Mark Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa. Sometimes the name is written as STEVENS. As near as I can tell, they were members of the Spring Mount Church of the Brethren in Warriors Mark Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa. They are buried in the church cemetery, but their graves are not marked. I suppose that the best route to finding their gravesites (if possible) is to contact the church itself, as well as to learn whether it has any other early records that might name them or their family. I do not know the identity of the parents of either William or Mary Catharine. If anyone can direct me to their obituaries, if such exist, I would be most grateful. Justin Houser Scranton, PA

Justin, William Stephens obit is in The Gospel Messenger, 1901, p 63. One for Mary Elizabeth was not submitted per the CD index. Gale ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Houser" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 2:49 PM Subject: [BRE] Obituary questions > Good afternoon, listmembers, > > My 4th great-grandparents were members of the Church of the Brethren in > Central Pennsylvania, and I am interested in learning whether any > obituaries > were published for them. > > They were William STEPHENS, b. Mar., 1816 in Pennsylvania, d. Dec. 25, > 1900, > in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa., and his wife Mary Catharine (MILLER) > STEPHENS, b. ca. 1814, in Maryland, d. Dec. 11, 1888, in Spring Mount, > Warriors Mark Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa. Sometimes the name is written as > STEVENS. > Justin Houser > Scranton, PA