OBIT: Myrtle (REED) DECKER, 1915, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2020. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm MRS. MYRTLE DECKER. Mrs. Myrtle Decker, wife of Willis E. Decker, of 303 East Harrison avenue, died at noon yesterday at her late home, death being due to diphtheria from which she had suffered for a brief period. She was born in Franklin County, Pa., and was the daughter of James F. and Catherine D. Reed, who survive with her parents [SIC], husband and one son, Leroy W. aged 3 weeks. She is also survived by five brothers and one sister, the latter residing at East Waterford, Pa. Private funeral services will occur this afternoon at 5 o'clock, followed by private interment in Rose Hill cemetery. Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday, June 2, 1915, page 12