Mrs. Rebecca Makins Mrs. Rebecca Makins of this place relict of James Makins died here Thursday, January 27, 1904, of disease incident to old age. She was born June 21, 1825, and was raised at Broadtop where she married James Makins. She was the daughter of John W. H. and Deborah Edwards. She was well known in Belsano and Indiana county. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Makins, two of whom survive: R. D. Makins of Lincoln, Indiana; Mrs. Elizabeth Burkey of this place and also one sister survives, Mary R. Krumanacker of Lilly. She is survived by eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild. The funeral will take place at 9 o’clock today from the Church of the Holy Name. After a requiem high mass the remains will be interred in the church cemetery. William Ford William Ford, aged sixty-eight years, died at his late residence near Dearmin, Jackson township, at 8 o’clock Saturday evening after an illness of one week. The deceased was born in Strongstown, Indiana county. He learned the carpenter trade at an early age and worked as a journey man for some years but later became a shoemaker and for some years conducted a shop in the Fourteenth Ward, Johnstown. For the past few years however and up to the time of his last illness he was a mail carrier on the route between Dearmin and Johnstown. Besides his wife, the deceased is survived by the following brothers and sister: John of Mineral Point; Daniel of Portage, and Martha, wife of David McDade of Rosedale. The following sons and daughters also survive: Daniel of Braddock; Christ and Melvin of Conemaugh; Emanuel of Rosedale; Jane, wife of Louis Eppley and Kate, wife of Frank Eppley, both of Rosedale; Annie, wife of Johnson McMunn of Braddock and Lulu, wife of Collins Hite, at home. Funeral services were held at the Brethren Church, Rosedale, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, the Rev. Bowman of Vinco and the Rev. Hildebrand of Rosedale officiating. Interment being made in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Elizabeth Spangler Just one week from the date of her husband’s death, Elizabeth Hildebrand Spangler, widow of the late George Spangler of Upper Yoder township, died Saturday afternoon from an attack of pneumonia superinduced by the shock of the death of her husband. The deceased was born seventy-seven years ago at Marietta, Lancaster county, this state, and was married there in 1843 to Mr. Spangler. They came to this vicinity about 1845 and resided in Johnstown for a number of years, later purchasing a farm in Upper Yoder township. The obituary of Mr. Spangler published recently detailed in full the respect in which Mr. and Mrs. Spangler were held by all who knew them. The following children survive: Mrs. Hezekiah Scritchfield of Swissvale; Mrs. Mary Champeno and Mrs. Edward White of Braddock; Mary Spangler of the South Side, Johnstown; George H., constable and game warden of Upper Yoder township and Benjamin F. Spangler of Braddock. Two brothers and two sisters of the deceased also survive as follow: John Hildebrand of Butler, formerly of Johnstown; George and Annie Hildebrand who reside on the old homestead in Marietta and Mrs. Susan Eckman of Lancaster. The funeral occurred at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from the Spangler residence. Rev. W. A. Shipman, pastor of the First English Lutheran Church with which Mrs. Spangler had been affiliated for many years conducted the obsequies after which interment was made in Grand View Cemetery. Judge Conley of Bedford, Dead Isaiah Conley, aged seventy-five, Associate Judge of Bedford county, died at his home in Schellsburg, Saturday, after a short illness. Judge Conley’s ancestors were among the early settlers of Adams county and his father located in Napier township where Judge Conley had lived all his life. The latter was a Captain during the Civil War and in 1864 had a thrilling escape as a prisoner of war at Macon, Ga. _________________________________________________________________ Store, manage and share up to 5GB with Windows Live SkyDrive. http://skydrive.live.com/welcome.aspx?provision=1?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_102008