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From: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" <>
Subject: [PA-SW-OBITS] MOORHEAD, W. B., Nov. 22, 1902, McDonald PA Outlook
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 05:32:33 -0400


MOORHEAD
The many friends of Squire W. B. MOORHEAD will regretfully learn of his
demise this Friday morning. For the past year his health has been failing,
and notwithstanding his advanced years, his demise came as a sudden blow to
the community. 'Squire, as he was familiarly called by his host of friends,
was born and raised on the old MOORHEAD homestead, one mile south of
McDonald. He was educated in the public schools, afterwards taking a
collegiate course in Muskingum college, at New Concord, O. In 1871 he was
married to Miss Margaret JOHNSTON, at the JOHNSTON homestead, which still
stands, and on the farm of which the town of McDonald is built. In 1895
they removed from the old homestead to their new residence on West Lincoln
avenue. Mr. MOORHEAD early in life united with the Robinson Run U. P.
church, afterwards leaving it to assist in the organization of the First U.
P. church of McDonald, which he many years served as a trustee. He has been
a director of the First National Bank since the organization of that
institution. He was 77 years old last Tuesday, all of which he spent in and
near McDonald, and he was known and liked by all. Deceased is survived by
his wife, one daughter and three sons, Mrs. Dr. W. A. LAROSS, Mel, a
prominent business man of McDonald; Tolbert, a dentist in Whittier, Cal.; R.
J., an attorney of Philadelphia. Funeral services from the late residence
on West Lincoln, Monday Nov. 24th, at 1 o'clock. Interment private.

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