Friday, February 5, 1937 Indiana Evening Gazette ------------------------------------------- The Rev. Nathan B. SMITH Death Claims Aged Minister. Father of Raymond F. Smith Passes Away. The Rev Nathan B. SMITH, a native of Beach Haven, Luzerne County, where he was born December 19, 1848, father of Raymond F. Smith of Indiana, died Wednesday morning, February 3, at his home in Clearfield. He was a retired minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. A son of Isaac and Matilda (FORTNER) Smith, his boyhood days were spent on a farm near Nescopek, the family home later being removed to Berwick. He was graduated form Dickinson Seminary with the class of 1872 and the following year entered the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His appointments included those of Orangeville, Washingtonville, Elysburg (?), Muhlenburg, Gordan and Helfenstein, Stockton and Beaver Meadow, Grand Island, Fairview, Glen Hope, New Washington, Howard, Lightstreet, Cassville, Mahaffey, Woodland and Bradford, Airville, Munson, Cherrytree, Mapleton and Mill Creek. He served three pastorates and Orangeville and retired from the active ministry in 1923. On February 10, 1876, he was united in marriage with Esther Alice GIRTON. Mrs Smith passed away July 24, 1926. Surviving are six children: A. Haven SMITH of Orange, Calif., Miss Alma and Miss Mida M. SMITH, both of Clearfield; Mrs. B.K. STEWART of Birmingham, Pa., Mrs. Charles J. LEPPERD of Pottstown, and Raymond F SMITH of Indiana. Five grandchildren --B. KELLAR and Nadine STEWART, Ruth and Norman LEPPERD, and Harry R SMITH --also survive. The body will lie in state in Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Clearfield, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, when services will be conducted. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. --------- Miss Esther May McGARA Last rites for Miss Esther May McGARA, 22, a prominent young woman of Trafford, a member of the senior class at Indiana State Teachers College, and whose death occurred of lobar pneumonia in Indiana Hospital at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, will be conducted in her late residence, 404 Jewell avenue, Trafford, at 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Surviving are her father, Samuel C. McGARA, and a brother Clemens McGARA, both of Trafford. Miss McGARA became ill on January 24 and was removed to the hospital on January 30. Her condition was critical from the first and word of her death was a profound sorrow to her classmates and the many friends she had made since resident in Indiana. ---------- Samuel Meyers BISS Samuel Meyers Biss, 60 year-old Montgomery Township stonemason, died of a heart attack at 3 o'clock Wednesday at a home in Blairsville where he had been boarding while at work on construction of the new American Legion home in Blairsville. The man apparently was in the best of health on Tuesday and worked as usual. Mr Biss was born in Indiana County, January 1, 1877, a son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin BISS. Surviving are his widow, Mrs Zoe Biss, and these children: Mrs Gale BERRINGER of Uniontown, Indiana County; William BISS of Canfield, Ohio; J.Z. BISS, residing in the state of Maryland. The body may be viewed at the Rairigh Funeral Home in Hillsdale until 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Rex Brickle of Hillsdale. Interment will be in the Rowley Cemetery at Hillsdale. --------- Mrs. Margaret KERR Mrs. Margaret Kerr, Punxsutawney, Feb 5.-- Mrs. Margaret Kerr, wife of Edgar Kerr and a resident of Punxsutawney the past 22 years, died Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock in Adrian Hospital at the age of 65 years following an illness of two years. The deceased was born March 14, 1871, in Trade City, a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Jacob DORMIRE. She was united in marriage 46 years ago to Edgar KERR of Smicksburg. Following their marriage the couple resided in DuBois, coming here in 1914. Mrs. Kerr was a devout member of the English Lutheran Church. She was held in high esteem by her many friends in Punxsutawney, where her death is sincerely mourned. Surviving are her husband, two sons, Walter, of Whittier, Calif., and Fred, at home; three brothers; William DORMIRE, of Covode; Curt DORMIRE of Trade City, Harvey DORMIRE, of DuBois, and a half-sister, Mrs. Johnson SHEESLEY, of Big Run. The body will remain in the Jordan Funeral Home here until Saturday at 1 p.m. when it will be taken to the English Lutheran Church, there to lie in state until 2 o'clock, when services will be conducted by Rev. L. F. Wagschal. Burial will be in the Trade City Cemetery. ------- Miss Margaret M. GAILEY Miss Margaret M. Gailey died at 7:00 p.m. Thursday in the home of her brother, Joseph GAILEY in Johnstown, with whom she had lived for many years. She was a daughter of Samuel and Catherine (ALEXANDER) GAILEY, being born in Conemaugh township May 7, (?? note: obit says born in 1972). She was a member of the Saltsburg United Presbyterian Church. Surviving with the brother mentioned above are three other brothers -- A. P. Gailey, Tarentum; Elmer Gailey, Otis, Colo., and John H. Gailey, Pittsburgh. Friends will be received until noon Sabbath in the Robinson Funeral Parlors, Saltsburg. Services will be conducted in the Saltsburg United Presbyterian Church at 2:30 o'clock and interment will be in Eldersridge Cemetery. Donna Fox dfox@pennswoods.net researching: Fox, Benna, Figard, Brown, Chisholm, Powell, Rodgers,