This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDowell Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2627 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 13 June 1958, p. 2, cols. 3-4 E. Kimmell McDowell E. Kimmell McDowell, died Monday at 11:30 a.m. in Proctor, Ohio. He was born January 18, 1872, and was a member of the EUB Church, Ligonier. He is survived by two children, Mrs. John Campbell, Proctorville, O., and Mrs. Robert Piper, Ligonier R.D. 1; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, one brother, I.G. McDowell, Irwin. Friends were received at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Robert Piper, Ligonier R.D. 1, where services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in charge of Rev. Lawrence Alnor. Interment was in Ligonier Valley Cemetery. ______________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burns, McDowell Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2626 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 10 September 1954, p. 4, col. 5 Mrs. I.G. McDowell A native of the Ligonier Valley, Mrs. Emma McDowell, 67, Irwin R.D. 3, died at noon Sunday at her home along the Brush Creek road. A member of the Manor Methodist Church, she was born in Ligonier Twp. December 12, 1886. Mrs. McDowell is survived by her husband, I.G. McDowell, and four children: Robert, Paul, and Mrs. Milton Slater, all of Irwin R.D. 3, and Mrs. Paul Penny, Turtle Creek. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters: George, Arthur and Alex Burns, all of Ligonier; Mrs. Leah Nicely, Greensburg; Mrs. Lida Whirlow, Pittsburgh and Mrs. Lizzie Byers, Somerset. Friends were received at the Rodgers Funeral Home, 310 Third St., Irwin, where services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesdsay by Rev. P.W. Baer and Rev. L.C. McCune, followed by interment in the Brush Creek cemetery. _____________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDowell, Burns Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2625 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 14 August 1964, p. 2, cols. 1-2 IRWIN G. McDOWELL Irwin Garfield McDowell, one-time teacher in Ligonier, died Saturday in Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was 83. Mr. McDowell, who lived in Irwin had retired after teaching for 40 years, most recently in Forbes Road Junior High School. He was a native of Ligonier and the widower of Emma Burns McDowell who died in 1954. He was a member of Manor Methodist Church. Mr. McDowell is survived by two sons (Paul of Greensburg and Robert of Irwin) and two daughters (Mrs. Milton Slater of Irwin and Mrs. Margaret Penny of Monroeville). Rev. Robert L. Critchlow officiated at services in Vincent V. Rodgers Funeral Home, Irwin, and burial in Brush Creek Memorial Cemetery. ___________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDowell, Geeting Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2624 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 22 September 1944, p. 2, col. 4 Elmer E. McDowell. Word has been received by district relatives of the death of Elmer E. McDowell, of Centralia, Illinois. He was born in South Ligonier township on April 11, 1867 and was the son of the late Hiram and Amanda J. McDowell, of Ligonier. The late Mr. McDowell, who left this district when quite a young man had followed railroading but was retired some years ago. His widow and several children of a former marriage survive along with the following brothers and sister: E.K. McDowell, of Ligonier; I.G. McDowell, of Irwin R.D. 3, and Mrs. Virgil Serena, of South Ligonier Twp. One sister, the late Mrs. Annie James, of Moberly, Mo., preceded her brother in death several years ago. Interment was made in Centralia, Illinois. _____________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDowell, Roberts, Gregg, Currie, Bowman Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2623 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 3 August 1932, p. 5, col. 3 GODFREY McDOWELL Godfrey McDowell, aged pioneer and civil war veteran, son of the late George and Mary McDowell, died July 19, 1932, at his home in Scandia, Kansas, at the age of 86 years, 1 month and 6 days. Mr. McDowell was born near Ligonier, June 13, 1846. At the age of 18 years, he enlisted in Co. 211, Vol. Infantry regiment of Pennsylvania, and was transferred into the U.S. Service at Camp Reynolds, Sept. 12, 1864. He was mustered out in 1865. In 1870 he went to Scandia, Kansas, where he settled on a farm and resided there until his death. He was married to Mathaldia Gregg, August 28, 1873, at Scandia, Kansas, who preceded him in death, March 26, 1931. Mr. McDowell was a member of Mason Lodge at Scandia, Kansas. He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Alice Currie, Mrs. Pearl Bowman and Carl McDowell, of Scandia, Kansas, and William and Fred of Republic, Kansas; also by 20 grandchildren and three great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Burns of Ligonier and Mrs. Belle Mickey of Pittsburgh; and two brothers, William McDowell of Portland, Oregon and Ed. McDowell, of Latrobe. Funeral services were held at his late home and the Union Valley Church, Thursday morning, July 21, with the Rev. Chas. A. Rheson, the Masonic Lodge and the American Legion in charge. Members of the Scandia American Legion Post and Andy Bettis, the remaining Civil War veteran in Scandia, acted as honorary pallbearers. The Union Valley Church failed to hold all who came to attend the funeral, and many were compelled to stay on the outside. Interment was made in the Union Valley Cemetery. ________________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDowell, Serena Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2622 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 10 December 1954, p. 10, col. 3 Virgil Serena Virgil Serena, 63, 305 E. Main St., died in the Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, Saturday morning. She is survived by two brothers, I.G. McDowell, Irwin R.D. 3, and E.K. McDowell, Proctorville, Ohio. Funeral services were conducted in the Sibel-Wolford Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Tuesday by Rev. H. Wayne Beam, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Ligonier. Interment followed in the Ligonier Valley Cemetery. _____________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Serena Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2621 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 16 February 1940, p. 4, cols. 1-2 John C. Serena. John C. Serena, 74 years old, died at his home in Ligonier township Tuesday morning, following an illness of several years. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Edward Blair, of Ligonier, a son, Isaac, of Ligonier township, and two sisters, Miss Emma Serena, of Ligonier, and Mrs. Edward Gunter of Latrobe. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Roy E. Sibel Funeral Home, Ligonier, in charge of Rev. R.A. Nelson, pastor of the Ligonier Evangelical church. Interment was made in the Ligonier Valley cemetery. ____________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burns, McDowell Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2620 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 7 November 1958, p. 6, col. 5 Hiram J. Burns Hiram J. Burns, 64, East 1st Avenue, Derry, died Thursday at his home. He was born in Ligonier Township a son of the late Oliver and Margaret McDowell Burns. Surviving is his widow Emma Wagner Burns, a son, William of Derry and six grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. Pearl Ulery and a brother Denny, both of Stahlstown also survive. Interment was in Coles Cemetery, Derry. _____________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Holman, Lawson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2619 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 21 May 1980, p. 7, col. 3 John E. Holman John E. "Woody" Holman, 68, of Ligonier R.D. 1, died Wednesday, May 14, 1980, in McGinnis Hospital, Ligonier. Mr. Holman was born April 22, 1912, in Latrobe, a son of the late John E. and Ila (Lawson) Holman. He was a member of Covenant United Presbyterian Church, Ligonier and a retired machinist at Kennemetal Inc. Mr. Holman is survived by his wife, Christine (Rhoades) Holman; two children, Robert of Cabot, Mrs. Thomas (Dorothy) Clark of Ligonier; nine grandchildren, and two brothers, Charles of Latrobe and James of Ithaca, N.Y. Funeral services were held Friday, in the chapel of the Owen Wolford Funeral Home, Ligonier, with the Rev. D. Alan Martens officiating. Burial was in Ligonier Valley Cemetery. __________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Miller, Burns Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2618 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 21 May 1980, p. 7, col. 3 Mrs. Benny Burns Mrs. Benny (Ruth I.) Burns, 82, of Stahlstown R.D. 1, died Monday, May 12, 1980, at the home of her niece, Mrs. Ruth Wolk. Mrs. Burns was born Sept. 7, 1897, in Donegal Township, a daughter of the late L.K. and Emma (Sheets) Miller. She was a life-long resident of Donegal Township, and was a member of the County Line Church of the Brethren. She had been employed at the Pike Run Country Club. Mrs. Burns was preceded in death by her husband, Benny Burns, and a daughter, Mrs. Emogene Ohler. She is survived by a grandson and two great-grandchildren; a brother, Russell Miller of Springfield, Ohio; two step-sons, Lester Burns of Ligonier; and Robert Burns of Carlisle; and a step-daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell of Stahlstown. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Clyde Brooks Funeral Home, Melcroft, with the Rev. Kermit Jones officiating. Burial was in Donegal Cemetery. [Note: In each instance, her husband's name should read "Denny", not "Benny", Burns - ed.] _______________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burns, McDowell Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2617 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 25 October 1963, p. 2, col. 3 DENNY M. BURNS Denny Marker Burns of RD 1, Stahlstown, died suddenly yesterday when he suffered a heart attack at his home; he was pronounced dead on arrival at McGinnis Hospital. Born May 29, 1900, in Cook Township, he was the son of the late Oliver & Margaret McDowell Burns, and was a farmer. He was a 32d degree Mason, a member of Ligonier Lodge, Coudersport Consistory, and Westmoreland Forest, Tall Cedars of Lebanon. He leaves his widow (Mrs. Ruth Miller Burns), four sons and a daughter (Chester of La Belle, Fayette County; Robert of Acme; Lester, James and Mrs. Henry Campbell of Stahlstown), a sister (Mrs. Pearl Ulery of Manassas, Va.) and nine grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the L. Boyd Snyder Funeral Home after 3 o'clock today; Rev. Ray A. Snair and Rev. Dale Zimmerman will conduct services Sunday at 2, and burial will be in Stahlstown Cemetery. ________________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burns, Ulery Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2616 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 7 March 1973, p. 14, col. 2 Mrs. Harry Ulery Mrs. Harry (Pearl) Ulery, 83, of Orange, Texas, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1973 in Texas. Mrs. Ulery was born Sept. 23, 1889 in Cook Township, a daughter of the late Oliver and Margaret (McDowell) Burns. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Mrs. Ulery is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Betty) Ghantous of Orange, Texas; one grandson and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held in the Colonial Chapel of the Snyder Funeral Home, Ligonier, Saturday, the Rev. Charles Olson and the Rev. E. Stuart Proper officiating. Interment was in Stahlstown Cemetery. ____________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mickey Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2615 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 19 January 1898, p. 1, col. 5 MICKEY.--Joseph M. Mickey, of Ligonier township, died last Wednesday night, January 12, 1898, of consumption, aged about 51 years. The funeral services were held at the residence on Friday last conducted by Rev. J.S. Mull. _______________________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burns, Weimer, McKlveen Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2614 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 12 July 1978, p. 2, col. 4 Mrs. Nellie M. Burns Mrs. Nellie M. Burns, 74, died Friday, July 7, 1978 at her home. Mrs. Burns was born June 30, 1904, in Ligonier Township. She was the daughter of the late Clark W. and Katie (McKlveen) Weimer. Mrs. Burns is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lois Jean O'Hara and Mrs. Mary Weisner, both of Ligonier; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; five sisters, Mrs. Harry Claycomb of Ligonier, Mrs. John Rummell of Ligonier, Mrs. James Chappell of Latrobe, Mrs. Arthur Baum of Ruskin, Fla., and Mrs. Ira Wise of Greensburg, and one brother, Harry Weimer of Stahlstown. Funeral services were held Monday in the chapel of the Owen Wolford Funeral Home, Ligonier with the Rev. John Chappell officiating. Burial was in the Ligonier Valley Cemetery. _____________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burns, McDowell Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2613 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 4 April 1958, p. 5, col. 2 Emory E. Burns Emory E. Burns, 67, Ligonier R.D. 2, passed away Tuesday morning in the McGinnis Hospital. Born in Ligonier Valley, October 12, 1891, he was the son of the late Oliver and Margaret Burns of Cook Township. Mr. Burns was a veteran of World War I and served overseas. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Nellie Burns, two daughter, Mrs. Jean O'Hara, Ligonier, R.D. 1 and Mary, at home; two grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Pearl Ulery, Stahlstown; two brothers, Denny, Stahlstown and Hiram of Derry. Friends were received at the Sibel-Wolford Funeral Home, Ligonier, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. daily, until noon Thursday when the body was removed to the Ligonier United Presbyterian Church to lie in state until 2 p.m. when services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. James C. Stormont. Interment was in Ligonier Valley Cemetery. _________________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDowell, Burns, Serena, Weimer, Hood, Clopp, Mickey Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2612 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 24 September 1930, p. 1, col. 6 McDowell Reunion. The George McDowell Clan reunion was held at the home of Mrs. Margaret Burns on the Stahlstown road, on Sunday, September 21. The honor guests were Mr. and Mrs. H.Y. McDowell, Mr. McDowell being 86 years old and his wife 83 years old. They will have been married 66 years on the 17th of October, 1930. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. H.Y. McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Serena, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Burns and daughter Lois Jean, Mrs. Margaret Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Weimer and family, Margaret, Ruth, Edna Blanch and Harry, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bates and family, Jimmie and Margaret Jean, Pearl Burns, Betty Burns, all of Ligonier; Park McDowell and family, Marjorie and Sherman of Uniontown, Pa.; Mrs. Belle Mickey, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mickey and family, Frances, Edith Belle, Ralph, Jr. and Jean, of Pittsburgh; Mrs. C.V. Snyder and son Roy of Lorain, Ohio; Miss Villie Hood, Mr. E.G. Sheets, of Greensburg; Mr. and Mrs. Denny Burns and family, Lester, Chester and Dale; Mrs. Amy Hood and son Loyd, of Stahlstown; Mr. and Mrs. G.F. Mickey and family, Kathryn, Jean, Betty, Nancy and Jane, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. McDowell and family, Anna, Betty, Margaret, Mrs. Floyd Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Aikens and son, Mr. and Mrs. Ken McDowell and son Jimmie, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Yoehlidge and son, Mr. a! nd Mrs. A.J. Henderson and family, Enna and Edward, Mrs. Tillie Clopp, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mickey, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Luttner of Latrobe; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hunter, Hiram Burns and son William, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Albaugh and family, Howard, Carl, Charles, Doris May, Eleanor and Donald, all of Derry, Pa. __________________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDowell, Mickey Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2611 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 14 March 1906, p. 1, col. 6 JOHN SHANNON McDOWELL John Shannon McDowell died March 4, 1906, near Sandusky, Ohio, of consumption while on his way from New Mexico to his home in New York City, aged 52 years, 9 months and 12 days. The body was taken to New York City where interment was made. He leaves a wife, three sons and one daughter. He is a native of Ligonier township and a brother of H.Y. McDowell and Mrs. Belle Mickey. His aged mother is still living in the valley. __________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDowell, Mickey Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2610 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 24 February 1950, p. 8, col. 5 Mrs. Arabel Mickey Funeral services were held at the Bortz and Seeman Funeral Home, Greensburg, at 2 p.m. Monday for the late Mrs. Arabel Mickey, who died Saturday at the age of 90 years in the Westmoreland County Home for the ages. Interment followed in the Zion Cemetery near Ligonier. Mrs. Mickey was born in Ligonier Valley where she spent much of her life. She is survived by two sons, C.T. Mickey of Latrobe and Ralph Mickey of Pittsburgh, 13 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren also survive. ___________________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDowell, Robbins Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2609 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 23 March 1898, p. 1, col. 4 McDOWELL--ROBBINS. -- Mr. John W. McDowell and Miss Clara Robbins, both of Ligonier, were united in marriage by Rev. W.F. Hunter at the M.E. parsonage on Friday evening, March 18th. They left immediately for the home of the groom's father, Cyrus McDowell in Ligonier township, where a reception was held. We unite in wishing them happiness and prosperity. _____________________________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDowell, Robbins Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2dB.2ACI/2608 Message Board Post: The Ligonier, PA "Echo" issue of 1 April 1966, p. 3, cols. 3-4 MRS. CLARA McDOWELL One of the matriarchs of Ligonier passed away Thursday at her home at the age of 95. She was Clara Robbins McDowell, widow of John W. McDowell, Ligonier Borough's last fulltime operating blacksmith who died in 1957. Mrs. McDowell's funeral service was held Monday in D. Paul Wilkinson Funeral Home with Rev. Benton McKee officiating; interment was in Ligonier Valley Cemetery. She was born Sept. 27, 1870, in Adamsburg, daughter of Samuel P. and Sophia Eicher Robbins, and had lived in Ligonier since childhood. She was a member of Ligonier Methodist Church for more than seven decades, was a charter member of its Foreign Missionary Society, the Philathea Sunday School Class, the Women's Society of Christian Service, and for many years was active in the local chapter of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. She is survived by a son (Ligonier Borough Councilman Emmett E. McDowell), four daughters (Mrs. Donald H. Robb of Ligonier, Mrs. Samuel L. Kurtz of Harrisburg, Mrs. A.H. Kratske and Mrs. Charles H. Small of Chambersburg), 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. ________________________________________________