OBIT: John COLYER, 1916, Riggle's Gap, Blair County, PA

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JOHN COLYER,

A respected resident of Riggle's Gap, died at his home there at 5 
o'clock yesterday afternoon, of diseases incident to old age. He was 
born April 26,... and spent his entire life in the... his home being 
located near the... reservoir. A woodsman by oc-... as a man of great 
strength... cleared many tracts of timber in... section, hundreds of 
acres falling... his axe. The Juniata congrega-.... of the Church of 
the Brethren has... completed the erection of a new church in Riggle's 
gap, hear the Colyer home, and while Mr. Colyer had never affiliated 
with the church, he took a great interest in the work of building the 
structure. In his last days he embraced Christianity and intended to 
unite with the church with the completion of the new edifice. It is now 
about completed and his funeral will be the first to be held there. 
Sixty years ago he was married to Miss Christina Nail, who survives him 
with the following children: A. B. and Mrs. Annie Price of Bellwood, 
Mrs. Hannah Chambers of Greenwood, Miss Rosie, at home. Twelve 
grandchildren also survive and a brother and two sisters, Nathaniel 
Colyer of Mill Run, Mrs. *ane Glunt of Altoona and Mrs. Mary Sutton of 
Hollidaysburg. Funeral service will be held at the new church at 2 
o'clock Wednesday afternoon in charge of Rev. J. W. Wilt. Interment in 
Asbury cemetery.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., January 1, 1917

Additional Comments:
This is transcribed from a photocopy of the original. The original 
appears to have a small chunk missing from the left side, causing nine 
lines to be partially missing. This is noted in the transcription by 
three periods at each missing section of these nine lines.

Also, the *ane Glunt listed is probably Jane Glunt, also known as Mary 
Jane (Collier) Glunt.

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