OBIT: Francena (STRALEY) BRUMBAUGH, 1918, South Woodbury Township, Bedford County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/bedford/ _______________________________________________ BRUMBAUGH. Mrs. Francena Straley Brumbaugh, widow of Jacob S. Brumbaugh and the mother of County Treasurer D. S. Brumbaugh, of 3020 Broad avenue, this city, died yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Mercy hospital, death being caused by gangrene of the foot. Mrs. Brumbaugh has been an invalid for several years, suffering from the effects of a stroke of apoplexy, but recently gangrene developed and she was removed to Mercy hospital where an operation was performed in the hope of prolonging her life, but without avail. She was born Jan. 14, 1845, at New Enterprise, Bedford county and was married to Jacob S. Brumbaugh in March 1869. She is survived by the following children: D. S. Brumbaugh, of this city; Frank S. Brumbaugh, of New Enterprise, Bedford county, and Mrs. Annie Nesplerade, of this city. She is also survived by the following step-children: John F. Brumbaugh, Allison P. Brumbaugh and Mrs. J. A. Good, of New Enterprise; J. P. Brumbaugh, of Roaring Spring, D. P. and M. P. Brumbaugh of this city. She was a lifelong member of the Church of the Brethren and a consistent Christian woman and a kind and loving wife and mother. The remains may be viewed at the home of D. S. Brumbaugh, 3020 Broad avenue, this evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. Brief services will be conducted at the house tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock and the body will be taken to New Enterprise on Wednesday morning, where services will be conducted in the Church of the Brethren at 10:30 o'clock. Interment in the cemetery at that place. Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Monday Morning, April 8, 1918