Allegany County MD Archives Obituaries.....Ira Talmage RYAN, 1951
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"Evening Times" Cumberland, Maryland, Mon 25 Jun 1951: "
Ryan Inquest On Thursday Westernport-An inquest will be conducted Thursday at 7:30 p.m. by 
Justice of the Peace Madalyn Bazzle, Keyser, W. Va., into death of Ira J. (sic)  Ryan, 58, 
of Franklin, who died Saturday night in Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, W. Va. of bullet 
wounds. A member of a Piedmont wholesale produce firm, Ryan was found slumped over his 
office desk by a driver for the firm, Calvin Shingler. A .32 calibre revolver was found on 
the floor near him. An autopsy yesterday showed two bullets were fired. One entered the 
front of the forehead and came out the right side near his ear. The other entered at the 
right side of his of his head and lodged in his head. Ryan, who had been employed as a 
salesman for the past 30 years, was born in Barton, and had resided in the Tri-Towns for 
40 years. He was active in community affairs and was president of the Tri-Towns Male 
Chorus which recently disbanded. A member of Keyser Presbyterian Church, he is survived by 
his widow, Mary (Dailey) Ryan; a daughter, Mrs. Edmund Niland, Piedmont; three sons, Leo, 
Richard and Michael Emmet Ryan, Westernport; two brothers, John and Leo Ryan, Pittsburgh; 
four sisters, Mrs. Stella Hughes, Mrs. Arthur Wilt, Miss Elizabeth Ryan and Miss Leona 
Ryan, all of the Tri-Towns, and six grandsons. A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 
2 p.m. at the residence, with Rev. Robert Campbell, pastor of Piedmont Presbyterian Church, 
officiating. Interment will be in Philos Cemetery."
 
"Sunday Times" Cumberland, Maryland, Sun 1 Jul 1951: "
Coroner Announces Verdict Keyser, W. Va., June 30The coroner's jury investigating the 
death of Ira T. Ryan, 58, of Franklin, Md., who died in Potomac Valley Hospital last 
Saturday from gunshot wounds of the head, returned a verdict of death due to self-
inflicted gunshot wound with a .32 caliber revolver. The inquest was conducted by Justice 
Madalyn Bazzle."




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