OBIT: Stephen M. BURNS, 1947, Bellwood, Blair County, PA

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CALLED BY DEATH
STEPHEN M. BURNS [photo]
Aged Bellwood Resident Dies

  Stephen M. Burns, aged 87, of North Tuckahoe street, Bellwood, died 
at the Altoona hospital last evening at 7.25 o'clock.
  He was born Feb. 26, 1860, in Antis township, the son of Abraham and 
Lucy (McMonigal) Burns. His wife, Annie (Davis) Burns, died in 1927.
  Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Edgar Ricketts, Mrs. Frank Sigle, 
Mrs. George R. Ross and Mrs. R. A. Cherry of Bellwood, Mrs. Floyd 
Bricker of Gary, Ind., and Mrs. D. N. DeRemer of Morrisville; a sister, 
Mrs. Bertha Dodd of Sandy Ridge, and a brother, Elmer Burns of West 
Decatur; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
  He was a member and trustee of the United Brethren church of Bellwood 
and president of the Antis Cemetery association board. Friends may call 
at the Sigle home, 722 Fourth street, Bellwood, after 7 o'clock this 
evening.

BURNS - Funeral services for Stephen M. Burns of North Tuckahoe street, 
Bellwood, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of his 
daughter, Mrs. Frank Sigle of 722 North Fourth street, Bellwood. 
Interment will follow in the Bellwood cemetery. Friends are being 
received at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Sigle, 722 North 
Fourth street, Bellwood, after 7 o'clock this evening.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Friday, October 31, 1947