Columbiana County OhArchives Obituaries.....Meek, Henry March 25 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sheila Fritts sfritts101@hotmail.com June 12, 2004, 10:40 am East Liverpool Crisis 26 Mar 1898 pg 2 Yesterday morning at 2 o’clock Henry Meek, one of the pioneer residents of St. Clair township, passed away at the home of his son, Ira Meek, of Fredericktown, after an illness of several weeks. Deceased was in his 87th year. Mr. Meek’s death was caused by a general decline. He was taken sick two months ago, and from that time he gradually failed. He came to this section with his parents, from Westmoreland County, PA over seventy years ago, when his father settled on a farm back in St. Clair. Since then Mr. Meek has spent his life in that section. His wife died a number of years ago. Her maiden name was Glenn and they were married shortly after he came to this county. His family is all grown, and for a number of years he has made his home with his son, at Fredericktown. Mr. Meek was a member of the Fredericktown Disciples church for sixty years. The funeral will take place from the Disciples church in Fredericktown tomorrow, Rev. O.S. Reed, of this city, officiating. Burial at Clarkson cemetery. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb