Bedford County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bulger, Abraham and Susan Jan 7, 1891
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OBITUARY OF ABRAHAM B. and SUSAN BULGER (1891)
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>From excerpts of the Morrison Cove Herald 1872-1891

Jan 15, 1891

Mr. and Mrs. Bulger

On the afternoon of the same day, the funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Bulger took
place in the Brethern church which was crowded to its utmost capacity.  It has been
estimated that there were between 1800 and 2500 persons present, with over 250
sleighs and sleds on the ground surrounding the church.  It was one of the largest,
if not the largest ever held in Morrison's Cove.  Mr. and Mrs. Bulger were residents
of this town for many years and were the parents of a large family to which they
devoted much of their attention.  It is true, they were surrounded by many troubles
which were hurled in their pathway, yet, when the end came all were vanished away
into oblivion in a few moments.  Mr. Bulger had been ill for some time.  But Mrs.
was pretty well up to a few minutes of her death, when something unusual came over
her and in a few minutes was cold with death. Mr. Bulger lingered till evening, when
his spirit took its flight to meet that of his companion, which had preceded his only
a few hours.  It was an event we seldom see or hear of, and one that hundreds have
never witnessed.  It was strange as well as sad, to see two caskets, one containing
the remains of the father, the other those of a mother borne into a crowded house by
twelve aged men, and placed side by side in front of the alter, to have the last
tribute of respect showed toward their bodies. Rev. Price Sell then delivered an
appropriate sermon, assisted by Revs. Waggoner and Replogle, after which the immense
crowd was permitted to view the remains. The caskets were so arranged that the people
could pass out between them--a very convenient way under the circumstances--It
brought sad thoughts to our hearts as we passed along and could read on one casket
"Father" and on the other "Mother, " a pitiful sight indeed.  It required over an
hour for all to view the corpses.  After which the remains were taken to the
Eshelman graveyard and lowered side by side into their mother earth, where they will
rest till the last Trumpet shall sound and call them forth to meet their God. 


Woodbury Correspondent