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    1. [PA-SW-OBITS] LYTLE, LANE, MCILVAINE Dec. 2, 1920 McDonald PA Outlook
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    3. LYTLE, LANE, MCILVAINE R. C. LYTLE died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Homer MCMURRAY, of Carnegie, Wednesday morning. He was 76 years of age and for the past 20 years had lived at Sturgeon. William E. LANE, one of Washington's well-known citizens and business men, former county treasurer, a member of the board of directors of the poor of Washington county, and a widely known real estate and insurance agent died suddenly Friday morning at 8 o'clock at his home, 113 Donnan avenue, Washington. Death was due to an attack of indigestion, which affected his heart. William E. LANE was born at West Middletown, January 26, 1866. He was educated in the public schools there, and then engaged in teaching. he gave up that profession when he came to Washington, where he was engaged in the real estate and insurance business. For several years he represented the Pittsburgh Life & Trust Co., in Washington county. He was formerly associated with H. H. SPRIGGS, but at the time of his death was associated with F. H. CONDIT. Mr. LANE was always active in the Republican party ranks and in 1908 was elected treasurer of Washington county. At the time of his death he was a member of the Board of Poor Directors of the county. As a public official he was always faithful to his trust. He was a member of the Second United Presbyterian church and former superintendent of the Sunday school. Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Second United Presbyterian church of Washington. Interment was in the Washington cemetery. Winfield MCILVAINE, of the law firm of MCILVAINE & CLARKE, and a prominent member of the Washington county bar, an attorney widely known, died Tuesday morning at his home in East Maiden street, Washington, Pa., after an illness of four months, due to a blood infection. Mr. MCILVAINE received his early education in the public schools of his home district, and later entered Jefferson academy, Canonsburg, where he was a student for two years. In the winter of 1876-77 he taught school. In the fall of 1877 he entered Washington & Jefferson college and was graduated with the class of 1880, with honors. Previously to finishing his college course he had registered with a law student with J. A. MCILVAINE, now president judge of the court of common pleas of this county, and at that time a practicing attorney. In the fall of 1882 he purchased from E. F. ACHESON, now deceased, an interest in the Washington Observer, and from 1886 was manager of the paper. All the time he kept in active touch with Washington county politics, being a staunch Republican. In October of 1890, he sold his interest in the Observer to Mr. ACHESON. In January of the following year he and the late J. F. TAYLOR afterwards additional law judge of the several courts of this county, became associated as law partners. After Judge TYLOR went on the bench, Mr. MCILVAINE formed a partnership with the late W. S. PARKER, the firm having a large practice. At the time of his death Mr. MCILVAINE was a member of the law firm of MCILVAINE & CLARKE, associated with Attorney Norman E. CLARKE. Funeral services will be held from his late home (this) Thursday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Interment will be in the Washington cemetery.

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