Mahoning County OhArchives Obituaries.....Neff, Martin April 26, 1922 ************************************************ 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: Jennifer L. Neff ffen@zoominternet.net May 21, 2006, 5:32 pm Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 28 Apr 1922 NEFF, Martin Neff Sr. [Husband of Catherine nee WILSON] 25 Mar 1828 to 26 Apr 1922 95y 1m 1d Pioneer Martin Neff Sr., 95, Passed Away on Wednesday Martin Neff, Sr. died at 11 0’clock Wednesday forenoon at the home of his son, J.E. Neff, on East Main street, where he had been ill for several weeks, suffering from infirmities incident in advanced age. Deceased was a son of the late John and Elizabeth Kline Neff and was born in Canfield township March 28, 1828, [sic Mar. 25, 1828] consequently was aged 95 years and 31 days. His entire life was spent in Canfield and like his father was long engaged in farming, raising, buying and selling livestock. In which he was most successful. He was a man of unusual vigor and until within the last year was seemingly as active as many men half his age. On April 5, 1848, he was married to Catharine Wilson who passed away 12 year ago. Five children were born to them, three surviving – John E. Neff and Mrs. Lois Edsall of Canfield and Mrs. Caroline Beard of New Buffalo. He also leaves 10 grandchildren and 11 great- grandchildren. Funeral services Friday afternoon at 3o’clock will be held from the home of J.E. Neff in charge of Rev. C.L. Cope, pastor of the Methodist church. The remains will be laid to rest in the mausoleum in the village cemetery. Burial: Canfield Village Cemetery, Section C, Row 1, Canfield, Mahoning Co. OH File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/mahoning/obits/neff826ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb