OBIT: Lydia (Weikert) Culp, 1913, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA

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Mrs. Lydia Culp

Mrs. Lydia Culp, widow of William Culp, late of Gettysburg, died at the home of her daughter, 
Mrs. Mary C. Metzger, 681 Abbottstown street, Sunday morning, March 9, at 6:50 o’clock, from 
infirmities, having reached the age of 93 years, 6 months and 20 days.

The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Weikert, who resided near Bonneauville, and 
lived most of her life in Gettysburg.  She is survived by two daughters – Mrs. William H. Rupp, 
of Gettysburg, and Mrs. Mary C. Metzger, widow of the late Rev. John A. Metzger, with whom she 
lived during the past seven months.

The funeral will be held Wednesday, March 12th.  After services at the house at 8 a.m., the 
remains will be conveyed to Gettysburg over the W. M. R. R., on the train leaving Hanover at 
9:25 a.m.  Immediately after the train arrives at Gettysburg the funeral cortege will proceed 
to Evergreen cemetery, where interment will be made on the family lot.  Rev. S. A. Diehl will 
officiate.

The Hanover Herald – Saturday, March 15, 1913