OBIT: James Abraham DAVY, 1918, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, PA

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J. A. DAVY DEAD

  James Abraham Davy, a well known gang foreman in the air brake 
department at the East Hollidaysburg shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad 
company, died yesterday morning at 4 o'clock, after a three-days' 
illness with pneumonia, developing from Spanish influenza, at his home, 
122 Jones street.  Deceased was a son of Thomas and Levinia Faringer 
Davy and was born at Howard, Center County on November 2, 1880.  He had 
been a resident of Hollidaysburg for the past two years, prior to which 
time he resided at Duncansville.  He was a member of the Lutheran 
church of Hollidaysburg; P.O.S. of A., and Red Men of Duncansville and 
Brother of Railroad Carmen.  He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss 
Sarah Jane Rhodes of Martinsburg.  There were no children to the union.  
One sister also survives: Mrs. E. A. Lupold of Duncansville.  Private 
funeral services will be held at his late home on Sunday afternoon at 2 
o'clock, to be conducted by Rev. Julius F. Seebach.  Interment will be 
made in Fairview cemetery, Martinsburg.

Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Saturday Morning, November 30, 1918