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From: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" <>
Subject: WOODS, WILLIAMS, HOLMES, RALPH June 25, 1909 McDonald PA Record
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:22:52 -0500


WOODS, WILLIAMS, HOLMES, RALPH

Dr. Ralph D. WOODS died on Wednesday morning, June 23, at five o'clock in
the West Penn Hospital, Pittsburg, of pneumonia, after an illness of five
days. Dr. WOODS was an ambitious young man and was rapidly rising in the
practice of his profession when taken ill. He was born in Bethel township,
Allegheny County, Pa., thirty years ago, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. WOODS, who for a quite a number of years have resided one mile south of
McDonald. After attending public school Ralph went Ingleside Academy and
later studied at W. & J. College, where he remained two years, entering the
Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed his
medical and surgical studies two years ago. After one year of hospital work
in the institution where he died, he opened an office at 3423 Penn avenue.
He was united in marriage with Miss Mary C. BOTKIN, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
L. C. BOTKIN of Ingram, June 24, 1908. Deceased was a member of the
Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church, was surgeon at the Thirty-third and
Thirty-fifth street mills of the Carnegie Steel Company and was a member of
St. John's Lodge, No. 219, F. & A. M. His widow, Mary C. BOTKIN WOODS; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. WOODS, five brothers and one sister, William E.,
Adella, Harry, Howard, Clyde and Earl, survive him. The remains are at the
home of his parents, and the funeral services will be held in the
Presbyterian church of McDonald this (Friday) afternoon at two o'clock.
Interment will be made in the Venice cemetery.

Thomas J. WILLIAMS died at Lakeland, Fla., on Wednesday morning, June 23,
in the 43d year of his age. Mr. WILLIAMS was born in Pittsburg, September
13, 1866. The family moved to Irondale, Ohio, in his infancy and when he
was nine years old they came to McDonald. Mr. WILLIAMS attended the public
school and the Ingleside Academy here, and graduated from Duff's College,
Pittsburg. For eight years he worked in the general store of J. D. SAUTERS.
In 1890 he went into the hardware and roofing business with W. H. YOUNG.
After six years he sold out to Mr. YOUNG and started into the furniture and
house furnishings business, which was successively as WILLIAMS Bros.,
WILLIAMS & WALLACE, and WILLIAMS & GRAHAM. Four years ago he retired from
active business life here and since has passed most of the time in Lakeland,
Fla., on account of failing health. He was a Republican in politics and
served on the school board here. Nearly all his life he was identified with
the Presbyterian church and was a member of the Garfield Lodge No. 605, F. &
A. M., Cyprus Chapter, located at Carnegie and Pittsburg Consistory 32nd
degree, also McDonald Maccabees and IOOF. Mr. WILLIAMS was united in
marriage on July 26, 1892, to Miss Mary P___ of McDonald, who with two sons
and two daughters survives him. He is also survived by his mother, his
sister, Mrs. John DAVIES, and three brothers, David L., Howell P., and
William D., all of McDonald. The remains are expected to arrive her on
Friday evening and the funeral services will be held on Saturday morning at
ten o'clock from the residence of John DAVIES on Arabella street.

On Sunday evening at 4:45 o'clock occurred the death of Seth D. HOLMES,
aged 72 years, at his home in Washington. Three months ago Mr. HOLMES left
his work with the South Penn Oil company at Noblestown to go home to nurse
his wife, who is at the point of death and whose demise had been hourly
expected. Mr. HOLMES' death was caused by paralysis. Two weeks ago Sunday
he suffered a stroke. One week later he was for the second time stricken.
Since the latter attack his condition had been at all times considered
extremely serious. Mr. and Mrs. HOLMES moved to Washington from Oakdale
about nine years ago. The deceased was a member of the Knights of Pythias
at Oakdale and also of the Maccabees. Two daughters survive. They are Mrs.
J. H. SMITH and Mrs. F. A. VEZIE, both of Washington. Mr. HOLMES was born
at Lock Haven in Snyder County on September 23, 1837.

Mrs. Martha RALPH, 54 years old, died Monday, June 21, at the Columbia
Hospital in Wilkinsburg, following an operation. Mrs. RALPH was twice
married. Her first husband was Samuel RIDDILE who died in McDonald on May
30, 1903. Her second husband, Peter RALPH, is also dead. She is survived
by two sons, Frank RIDDILE of Turtle Creek and Harry RIDDILE of
Burgettstown, also a sister, Mrs. James MCKINNEY of Burgettstown. The
funeral took place at Burgettstown on Wednesday. Among those from McDonald
who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Samuel BEST, Mrs. J. A. CRUMMY and Mrs. J. L.
AIKEN.


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