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    1. [PABLAIR] Morrison's Cove Herald, 1935
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    3. Mrs. Emma Boyer FREET, who resided at the Home for the Aged at Martinsburg for many years died at the Altoona hospital Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. Death resulted from a broken hip sustained four weeks ago at the home of Mrs. Foster Duck of Altoona, with whom she had resided since last August. Mrs. Freet was born at Roaring Spring on April 22, 1851, but had made her home in Altoona following her marriage to Jacob O. Freet in 1873. On June 13, 1923, Mr. and Mrs. Freet took up their residence at the Morrison Cove Home for the Aged. Mrs. Freet remained at the Home, following the death of Mr. Freet on Mar. 9, 1933, until August of last year when she went to the home of Mrs. Foster Duck. She was a devout member of the Lutheran church and while in Altoona taught a class in the Second Lutheran Sunday school for forty years. The only surviving relatives are a brother residing at Canonsburg and a number of nieces and nephews. ............................................................... Mrs. Emma Maria KENSINGERr, lifelong resident of Morrisons Cove, died Tuesday morning at 10:35 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Howard Cowan, near Martinsburg. Death was attributed to a stroke which she suffered on Monday, June 17. She was born at Hickory Bottom on April 7, 1856, the daughter of Samuel and Nancy Ann Kensinger. She resided in Martinsburg for a number of years, but later lived at Henrietta, and for the past six years has resided at the Cowan home. She is survived by three daughters and one son, Jennie, wife of Charles E. Campbell of New Brighton; Mary, wife of W. Howard Cowan of Martinsburg; Lila, wife of Frank C. Harrold of Bronx, N.Y., and Haden Kensinger of Altoona. She is also survived by several grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was the last of a family of nine brothers and sisters. She was a member of the Church of the Brethren at Diehl's Cross Roads. Funeral services were held in that church this Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and interment was made in the cemetery at the church. ....................................................................... Mrs. Henry MAY. Mrs. Charles Hoover and daughter of Martinsburg and Mr. and Mrs. John Raugh of near Roaring Spring attended the funeral of Mrs. Henry May, grandmother of Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. Raugh, which was held Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. May was 85 years of age and is survived by seven children and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. ............................................................................ ... Mrs. Sarah SNYDER a resident at the Morrison Cove Home for the Aged for a number of years, died at the Nason hospital at Roaring Spring on Saturday morning at 6:35 o'clock. Some time ago Mrs. Snyder had suffered a fall, sustaining a fractured hip. Complications developed which resulted in her death. Prior to coming to the Home she had been a resident of Altoona, and since coming to Martinsburg has been a member of the Memorial Church of the Brethren. Funeral services were conducted on Monday morning at the Home in charge of the superintendent, Rev. G. S. Batzel and the pastor, Rev. A. R. Coffman. Interment was made in Altoona. ............................................................................ . Mrs. Catherine REFFNER, wife of Michael W. Reffner, residing one and one half miles south of Roaring Spring, died on Sunday morning at 10:50 o'clock. Mrs. Reffner had been in failing health for several years and death resulted from a heart attack. She was born in Taylor township on May 6, 1871, the daughter of Michael and Margaret Dick, both deceased. She was married to Mr. Reffner on August 2, 1891, at Bakers Summit. The couple have resided at the present home practically all of their married life. Surviving are the husband and a number of children, those in the cove section as follows: Elsie, wife of Paul Wisler and Dorothy, wife of Logan McNally, both of near Martinsburg; Clara, wife of Henry Clapper; Stella, wife of Gerald Delozier; Vera, wife of Clyde Delozier; Ethel, wife of Clair Keith and Emory Reffner, all of Roaring Spring. There are 32 grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at the Albright Church of the Brethren in charge of Rev. S. P. Early of Roaring Spring and Rev. Jacob Kinsel of Altoona. Interment was made in the cemetery near the church. .................................................................. (Source: Morrison's Cove Herald, June 27, 1935.)

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