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From: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" <>
Subject: [PA-SW-OBITS] NESBIT, LAING, LESCALLET April 19, 1902 McDonald PA Outlook
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 05:10:37 -0400


NESBIT, LAING, LESCALLET

Frank Woods NESBIT, aged 25 years, died at his home in Crafton late
Thursday evening. He had been ill but a short time with gastric fever, and
his death was due to heart failure. He was the youngest son of Major and
Mrs. J. W. NESIT (sic), of Oakdale, and had a wide acquaintance throughout
the valley. He was popular in college and military circles, being a
graduate of the W. & J. class of '98, where he was also a member of the Glee
club, captain of the baseball team and manager of the football team. For
many years he has been connected with the 14th Regiment, N. G. P., and when
that body was called into service he was a Sergeant, but later promoted to
staff of General WILEY with rank of Captain. On the return of his regiment
he assumed the duties of Private Secretary to his father, Major J. W.
NESBIT, who is Pension Agent for Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West
Virginia, where he has since been employed. In June of last year he was
married to Miss Nannette CAVIT, of East End, Pittsburg, and took up
residence in Crafton. Besides his wife he is survived by father, mother and
two brothers, Harry J. NESBIT, who is Attorney at Allegheny county bar, and
Charles NESBIT, who is civil engineer, with headquarters at Waynesburg, Pa.,
also a host of sorrowing friends throughout the two counties where he was
well known. He was a member of the Presbyterian church at Oakdale.

Died, at his residence on Valley street, Monday morning, April 14, Dougald
LAING, aged 74 years. Deceased has been a resident of McDonald for over
twenty years. Funeral services on Tuesday by Rev. Dr. IRONS from the house
of his son-in-law, Alex. Stevenson.

Sylvester LESCALLET, of Pittsburg, formerly of this place, who was injured
in a wreck between Oakdale and Greggs last Sunday and taken to the Mercy
hospital, died Wednesday from his injuries. He was 18 years old, and a
nephew of Samuel LESCALLET, of this place.



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