Allegheny County PA Archives- Obituaries: Van Sickle, Billy, Sep. 1919 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Victoria Valentine, , Jan 2009 Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/ ________________________________________________ Taken from McDonald Pa Outlook 04 Sep 1919 A very sad accident occurred Friday afternoon about four o'clock when the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Allie VAN SICKLE lost his life by drowning in the North Branch Creek, which flows directly in back of their home in Oakdale. Little "Billy" would be three years old in September nd was the joy of the household. His mother had just cleaned the little fellow up to take him to the barbershop to have his hair cut. The little fellow wandered to the back of the yard and in some unknown manner fell from the stone wall into the creek where the waster was about a foot deep. His little face showed that he must have struck some stones as bruises were very vivid. It is though that he was knocked unconscious by falling ... the stream and therefore unable to struggle for his life. Little "Billy" will be greatly missed by all who knew him for his smiling face and his pretty blue eyes were a picture of joy and happiness. Besides his mother and father he leaves two sisters, Grace, who was visiting in Chicago at the time of the accident, and little Mary, and a brother Charles. The funeral services were held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of his grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. VAN SICKLE, conducted by Rev. W. D. ___. Interment was in the Oakdale cemetery.