OBIT: George MECKLEY, 1920, Heidlersburg, Adams County, PA

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George Meckley, ex-Prothonotary of Adams county, of near Heidlersburg, died 
Tuesday night suddenly having been in failing health for some time, aged 77 
years, 7 months and 25 days.  He was a son of the late George and Mary Meckley.  
In 1865 he was married to Miss Mary Getts, who survives him with the following 
children:  Mrs. Grant Deitrich and Mrs. Charles Deitrich, of Tyrone township; 
Wm. Meckley and Mrs. Daniel E. Bosserman, of Harrisburg; Mrs. Albert Cashman, of 
New Oxford; Mrs. John Biesecker, of Table Rock; Mrs. Wayne Rothenberger, of 
Palm, Montgomery county, and Mrs.  Harvey S. Weidner, of Hanover.  He is also 
survived by an only sister, Mrs. Lucy Eicholtz, of New Oxford.  Mr. Meckley 
resided most of his life time in the section where he died.  He was better known 
to many of those living there as “Squire” Meckley.  He was elected Prothonotary 
in 1892 for a term of three years, and brought to the discharge of his duties a 
conscientiousness and a courtesy that made him popular with all having any 
business in his office.  He was a member of the P. O. S. of A. of New Oxford, 
and also a director of the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank of New Oxford since the 
organization.  Funeral from his late home on Friday, services by Rev. Luther 
Stauffer of the Lutheran Church, with interment in the New oxford Cemetery.

Gettysburg Compiler – Saturday, February 28, 1920