OBIT: George William CALDERWOOD, Sr., 1930, Tyrone, Blair County, PA

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George William Calderwood, Sr.
 Died in Altoona Hospital At Early Hour Today
 
  George W. Calderwood of 1795 Madison Avenue, died very suddenly in 
the Altoona hospital.  Mr. Calderwood became ill last Wednesday with a 
complication of diseases and on Friday was taken to the hospital where 
he gradually grew worse until he slipped out of this life early today.  
George William Calderwood was a son of Leonard Franklin and Lucinda 
(Rhodes) Calderwood.  He was born in Tyrone, July 29, 1893, and resided 
here all his life.  In 1913 in Tyrone, he was united in marriage with 
Miss Margaret Brisbin, who with these children survive to mourn his 
passing:  Lawrence Leonard, Leonard Franklin, George William, Jr., 
Dorothy May and Robert Samuel.  The parents also survive.  Mr. 
Calderwood had been employed as a clerk in the Train Dispatchers 
Office, Altoona, Pa.   He was a young man of excellent character and 
was held in high esteem by his office associates and large circle of 
friends.  He was a member of the Columbia Avenue Methodist Church and 
the P.R.R. Relief Association.  Funeral services will be held at the 
home on Madison Avenue on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, 
conducted by Reverend Samuel W. Strain, pastor of the Columbia Avenue 
Methodist Church; assisted by Reverend John E. Beard of Altoona, and 
George A. Duvall, of Bedford.  Interment in Grandview Cemetery, Tyrone.
 
Tyrone Daily Herald, Tyrone, Pa., May 19, 1930, page 3