OBIT: William Martin EMEIGH, 1922, Roaring Spring, Blair County, PA

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WILLIAM MARTIN EMEIGH,

Well known Roaring Spring man and Pennsy shopman, aged 33 years, died 
at the Nason hospital, Roaring Spring, at 9.30 o'clock Sunday morning 
of a complication of diseases following an illness of several months 
duration. Stricken seriously on the shop train enroute to Altoona on 
Jan. 27, Mr. Emeigh was removed to the Altoona hospital on the arrival 
of the train in the city and for three weeks he hovered between life 
and death, finally recovering to such an extent that he was able to 
return home. His condition continued good under home care and he was 
apparently recovering rapidly when a second attack caused his removal 
to the Roaring Spring institution where his condition was precarious 
ever since. Born at East Sharpsburg on April 24, 1889, he was a son of 
Frederick, deceased, and Mary Emeigh. He moved with his parents to 
Roaring Spring in 1902 and ten years later was married to Miss Pearl 
Berkheimer, who with four children of tender years survive. The 
children are Jesse, aged 12 years, Helen, aged 9, Russell, aged 6, and 
John, aged 4. He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Emeigh, 
three brothers, Harvey, Sylvester and George, and two sisters, Mrs. 
King Raugh and Miss Elizabeth Emeigh, all of Roaring Spring. He was a 
member of the Roaring Spring Methodist church for more than fifteen 
years and was a faithful attendant at Sunday school, being affiliated 
with the Frank K. Lorenz Bible class. He was also a member of Model 
Lodge, No. 856, I.O.O.F., and of the Pennsy Relief association. The 
funeral will be conducted from his late home on Wednesday morning at 10 
o'clock with services in the Methodist church in charge of the pastor, 
Rev. George A. Duvall. Interment will be made in Greenlawn cemetery, 
Roaring Spring.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Monday, May 8, 1922

  The funerals of William Emeigh, well-known local man, and David 
Harlan, widely known throughout the Cove and a resident of Dry Gap, 
were very largely attended here Wednesday. Both were members of Model 
Lodge No. 856, I.O.O.F., and members of the order turned out for the 
funerals. Special services were held at the Emeigh home on the evening 
prior to the funeral by several score of local Odd Fellows. The remains 
of both were laid to rest in Greenlawn cemetery.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Friday, May 12, 1922