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From: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" <>
Subject: [PA-SW-OBITS] SLATER, LEE, COLLINS, RUSSELL, KELLY Sept. 5,1913 McDonald PA Record
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 10:56:58 -0500


SLATER, LEE, COLLINS, RUSSELL, KELLY
Miss Estelle SLATER, 35 years old, died at Beaver Falls Saturday
night, August 30, after brief illness form pneumonia. Miss SLATER was a
daughter of George SLATER, who was burned to death in his home on the GEORGE
farm, near Venice in September 1888. She had lived with her mother at Beaver
Falls for a number of years. The Rev. J. C. SLATER, a minister of the
Reformed Presbyterian church, also lives at Beaver Falls, and a sister, Mrs.
MCILHANY, resided in Kansas. The SLATER family was long prominent in the
Venice neighborhood, the late Rev. Thomas SLATER having for many years been
pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian Church near Venice.

Drowned in 18 inches of water in a watering trough in front of his
home was the fate of Walter Craig LEE, 18-months old son of Walter LEE of
Cross Creek, last Saturday evening. The boy had been playing in the yard
for some time. When his parents went to get him he could not be found. A
search was instituted and the body was found in the watering trough. It was
supposed the child was trying to look into the trough, became overbalanced
and fell in.

Hugh, little son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. COLLINS, aged two and
one-half years, died Wednesday afternoon, September 3, of bronchial
pneumonia. Funeral services will be conducted from the church at Castle
Shannon, Friday.
*Midway column

William RUSSELL, 83 years old, of near Burgettstown died very
suddenly on Monday morning at the home of his son, D. M. RUSSELL, north of
Midway. Mr. RUSSELL had come in his buggy from Burgettstown and had been at
the home of his son only about fifteen minutes when death came. James
RUSSELL, a grandson, had put his horse away and while waiting the aged man
seated himself on the tongue of a wagon from where he fell to the ground.
When friends ran to him he was dead.
*Midway column

Mrs. Thomas KELLY died at the Mercy hospital, Friday, August 29,
1913. The remains were brought to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles RUSSELL, where funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at
two o'clock, by the Rev. E. V. SHOTWELL. Interment at Center. She is
survived by her husband, father and mother, three brothers and five sisters.
*Midway column


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