Berks-Lancaster County PA Archives Obituaries.....Lightner, Milton C 1880
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Lancaster daily intelligencer. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928: July 06, 1880
The Reading Times of today says: "The sad intelligence is announced of the death of
Rev. Milton. C. Lightner, formerly the rector of Christ Episcopal church in this
city, a gentleman of whom sweet memories survive in the minds of the members of that
denomination, although he had severed his official connection with this parish
nearly a score of years ago, upon assuming spiritual charge of a parish at
Binghamton, N. Y., and who is well-known generally to our older citizens. The
reverend gentleman served a long pastorate in this city, where his children were
born and grew up to manhood and womanhood, one of whom, the Rev. P. Baldy Lightner,
received his education at our high school, and is now the rector of a parish at Oil
City, this state. The departure of the Rev. Mr. Lightner for Binghamton was deeply
regretted by the members of Christ church congregation and a large circle of
intimate friends and acquaintances, and the sudden news of the death of one so
esteemed and loved is a shock indeed. He was a faithful pastor and in every walk of
life an example to the people of a true soldier of the cross; and in truthfully
saying this, no greater or higher tribute can be paid to the memory of any man.
Deceased was a native of Leacock township, this county, and a member of the large
and well-known Lightner family of this section. He was a brother of the late Peter
Lightner, of Lancaster township, and uncle of Mrs. D. McMullen, Mrs. Eli Lybe and
Mrs. M.B. Eshleman, of this city and county. He married a daughter of Mr. Peter
Baldy, and leaves a family of children. He was formerly rector at Danville, and was
there the Sunday school teacher of S. H. Reynolds, esq., of this city. Besides his
engagements above noted he has been rector at Detroit, Michigan, and at Lock Haven,
Pa. He was well-known here, and his friends hear with grief, the news of his death.

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