Allegany County MD Archives Obituaries.....William J. CANTY, 1959 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Shawn McGreevy shawnmcgreevy@geatz.com The Cumberland Evening Times 27 Apr 1959 MIDLAND-William J. Canty, 83, retired miner, died Saturday night in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland. He was a native of Westernport, a son of the late Michael and Catherine (McPartland) Canty. His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth (Cavanaugh) Canty, preceded him in death. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Isaac Stakem, of here, with whom he made his home; Mrs. James Fair, also of Midland, and Mrs. William Woods Alexandria, Va.; one son, Michael Canty, Washington, a brother, Owen Canty, Washington, 14 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society. The body is at the Eichorn Funeral Home, Lonaconing, where the Rosary will be recited today at 8 p.m. A funeral service will be conducted tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph's Church. Rev. John Sleeman, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Belvedere Cemetery here. Pallbearers will be Gorman Robertson, Frank Stakem, Thomas Stakem, Hugh Coleman, Paul Cordial and John Hallern. This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/allegany/obits/c/canty-wj.txt