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From: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" <>
Subject: GLADDEN, CHEESEBROUGH, LAVIE, THOMAS, KARNS, DEWITTE, REA Jan. 9, 1925 McDonald PA Record
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 07:47:44 -0500


GLADDEN, CHEESEBROUGH, LAVIE, THOMAS, KARNS, DEWITTE, REA


Mrs. Fern MEEKER GLADDEN, wife of Frank R. GLADDEN, died at her home in
Third street, McDonald, at eight o'clock Thursday morning, January 8, 1925,
after an illness of about two weeks of pneumonia. Mrs. GLADDEN was taken
ill the day after Christmas. Her condition was serious from the first. She
made a brave fight for life, however, and all that was humanly possible was
done to help her, but without avail.
Mrs. GLADDEN was born August 21, 1889, in Lafayette, Ind., a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. MEEKER. Her father died in 1908. She graduated
from the Lafayette high school and attended Purdue university. On February
11, 1911, she was united in marriage with Frank R. GLADDEN. Two children
were born to this union: Richard, who is now ill of pneumonia and Dorothy.
Mrs. GLADDEN has lived her entire married life in the McDonald locality,
where she made many friends by her pleasant personality. She was a member
of the First United Presbyterian church, was in the choir where, on
occasion, she did solo work, and was a member of the missionary society and
a teacher in the intermediate department of the Sabbath school. She was
also a member of the Woman's Club of McDonald.
She leaves her husband and two children, her mother, Mrs. Dora N. MEEKER
and her brother, both of whom came from Lafayette, Ind., early Thursday
morning, in time to see her before she passed beyond.
Funeral services will be held at the family home in Third street at 2:30 o'
clock Sunday afternoon, in charge of Rev. A. A. LOVE. On account of
sickness in the family the funeral services will be strictly private.
Interment will be in Robinson's Run cemetery.

Truman Adelbert CHEESEBROUGH, 81 years old, a Civil War veteran, passed
away while he slept at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Z. DESCUTNER, in
Fanny street, McDonald, in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday. His
daughter found the form from which the spirit had fled when she entered his
room at 7:45 Wednesday morning, January 7, 1925. He had been a sufferer
from bronchial trouble for some time.
Mr. CHEESEBROUGH was born July 18, 1844, in Madison county, New York, where
he was married and from where he enlisted in the Union army subsequent to
his marriage. He served his country throughout the four-year struggle, and
after it was over, he returned home and quietly took up the duties of
citizenship.
Some years afterward-about fifty-two years ago-the CHEESEBROUGH family
moved into this locality. For a time they lived in Noblestown and later
moved to Cecil, where Mrs. CHEESEBROUGH died October 11, 1913. Following
the death of his wife Mr. CHEESEBROUGH made his home with his children,
principally his son, C. C. CHEESEBROUGH, at Avella, and his daughter, Mrs.
DESCUTNER, in McDonald. He united in recent years with the McDonald M. E.
church and enjoyed its services.
Three sons and two daughters survive. They are: Charles Carey
CHEESEBROUGH of Avella, Mark Wallace CHEESEBROUGH of R. D. 1, Oakdale,
William Adelbert CHEESEBROUGH of Bridgeville, Jane, the wife of Henry HENSON
of St. Paul, Minn., and Mary, the wife of John Z. DESCUTNER of McDonald.
Funeral services will be held at two o'clock on Sunday afternoon in the
McDonald Methodist church in charge of the pastor, the Rev. John H. DEBOLT.
Earnest Phillips Post No. 485, American Legion will participate. Interment
will be in Robinson's Run cemetery.

Edward R. LAVIE aged 31 years, World war veteran, a son of Mrs. Mary E.
LAVIE of the Pitt hotel, McDonald, died at four-thirty o'clock Saturday
afternoon, January 3, 1925, in the West Penn hospital of pneumonia.
Mr. LAVIE was in his usual health until late Monday night. On Thursday he
was removed to the hospital, where he died. The news of his death came as a
great shock to a wide circle of friends here. He had been employed by the
United States Steel corporation at Clairton for four and a half years. It
was there he became ill.
Mr. LAVIE was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Clairton. He
was also a member of Garfield lodge No. 604, of the Masonic fraternity.
During the World war he was a member of Co. C. of the 15th Engineers. He
served in France, leaving McDonald July 5, 1917. He was overseas for
twenty-two months. He was wounded and gassed July 4, 1918 and was confined
in the hospital for several months.
Mr. LAVIE leaves the following brothers and sisters: Phillippine, the wife
of T. Don GLADDEN of the Venice road; Marie, the wife of Burgess F. A.
THOMASSY of McDonald, George W. LAVIE and Louis P. LAVIE, both of McDonald,
and Wilton H. LAVIE of McKees Rocks.
Funeral services were held at the Pitt hotel Tuesday afternoon at two o'
clock conducted by the Rev. E. C. WALLACE of Pittsburgh ad the Rev. Auguste
DEVOS of McDonald. Services at the cemetery were in charge of Garfield
lodge No. 604 and Ernest Phillips post of the American Legion. Interment
was in Robinson's Run cemetery.

John A. THOMAS, aged 74 years, two months and fourteen days, died at the
home of his son, Joseph L. THOMAS, at 1790 Martha street, Munhall, at one o'
clock Tuesday morning, December 30, 1924, after a three weeks' illness. On
Saturday, December 27th, he suffered a third stroke and lapsed into
unconsciousness from which he never recovered. Mr. THOMAS was born in
Wales, October 15, 1850, and came to the United States when seventeen years
old. He settled in Midway and then went to Burgettstown and later came to
McDonald, where he resided the greater part of his life. He was for a
number of years an oil merchant, but had lived a retired life for about
three years. Mr. THOMAS was active in politics, a staunch Republican. He
served for more than thirty years on the election board of the third
precinct of Cecil township and also served for a number of years as
assessor. Be . part missing. Valley street, McDonald, and Mrs. Bertie B.
NORRIS of Burgettstown, and three sons, William Thomas of Primrose, Joseph
L. THOMAS of Munhall, and Lawrence THOMAS of McDonald. He leaves twenty
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mr. THOMAS was a faithful
member of the First United Presbyterian church of McDonald.
Funeral services were held at eight o'clock Thursday evening of last week
at the home of his son in Munhall, conducted by the Rev. Mr. BENTON, pastor
of the First M. E. church f Munhall. Interment was on Friday morning in the
Fairview cemetery at Burgettstown.

Abram D. KARNS, a highly respected citizen f McDonald, died at 10:40 o'
clock Friday morning, January 2, 1925, at his home in Fourth street, after
an illness of two weeks, aged 77 years, 5 months, seven days. Mr. KARNS was
born in Emlenton, Venango county, July 26, 1847. He was united in marriage
with Miss Mary MCGEE in Centerville, Butler county, January 5, 1876. Mr.
KARNS had for many years been employed by the South Penn Oil Co. as a farm
boss. He retired from active work about 1918. He was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church of McDonald, the Burgettstown lodge, I. O. O. F.,
and the Maccabees of McDonald. He is survived by his wife, two sons,
Charles and Winfield of McDonald, four daughters, Mrs. Harry MURCHLAND of
Monaca, Mrs. B. B. FIGLEY of Burgettstown, Mrs. Clark W. PATSCH of Houston,
and Miss Lou KARNS, at home. Six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren
and two brothers also survive. The brothers reside in the West; John in Los
Angeles, Calif., and Pearce in Kansas.
Funeral services were held Saturday evening at seven o'clock at the home,
in charge of the Rev. John H. DEBOLT. The interment was Sunday afternoon at
two o'clock in Robinson's Run cemetery.

Margaret Grace DE WITTE, 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
DEWITTE of Meadowlands, died at eight o'clock Saturday morning, January 3,
1925. Besides her parents she leaves a brother, Severn and the following
sisters: Mary Belle, Blanche and Martha Elizabeth.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon. Interment was in Oak Spring
cemetery, Canonsburg.

William M. REA, aged 78 years, well known Mt. Pleasant township farmer,
died at 9:30 o'clock Saturday night, January 3, 1925, at his home two miles
south of Hickory. Death was due to infirmities incident to his advanced
years.
Mr. REA was born in Chartiers township August 10, 1846, a son of the late
Joseph V. and Eliza Ann MCELROY REA. All his life he was a farmer and for
the past forty years lived on the farm on which he died. He was a member of
the Mt. Prospect Presbyterian church.
He married Margaret J. ACHESON September 29, 1870. She died three years
later, in the 1873, and Mr. REA had been a widower since. He leaves two
sons, Joseph V., at home, and Dr. W. A., of Baltimore, Md. A sister, Mrs.
N. J. MCDOWELL of Washington, also survives.
Funeral services were held at the Mt. Prospect Presbyterian church,
Hickory, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. D. B.
DAVIDSON. Interment was in the Mt. Prospect cemetery.


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