OBIT: Mary (HICKS) ENGLAND, 1900, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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MRS. MARY ENGLAND,

Widow of Isaac England, died yesterday at the home of her son, S. B.
England, 1412 Sixth avenue, of diseases incident to age, she being 84
years, 11 months and 17 days old.  She was the mother of the following
children: Johnston T., Isaac, S. B. England, Mrs. Martha A. McMillin
and Mrs. Harvey Ickes, of Altoona; Samuel, of Bellwood; Miles H., of
Pittsburg; G. Thomas, of Chicago, and Mrs. Mary Lightner, of
Cleveland.  Mrs. Harriet Hughes, of this city, is her only surviving
sister, and she also leaves two brothers -Jacob Hicks, of Centre
county, and Isaac Hicks, of Clarion.  Mrs. England was an almost
lifelong member of the Lutheran church and belonged to Grace Lutheran
congregation.  The funeral will take place at 3:30 Friday afternoon;
services at the residence of her son; interment in Fairview cemetery.

Altoona Mirror, Wednesday, January 10, 1900, page 8

Names of Persons Who Have Crossed the Dark River.

  At 7 o'clock yesterday morning Mrs. Mary England, widow of Isaac
England, died at the home of her son, S. B. England, 1412 Sixth
avenue, of diseases incident to advanced age, she being 84 years, 11
months and 17 days old. The deceased was the mother of the following
children: Johnston T., Isaac, S. B. England; Mrs. Martha A. McMillin
and Mrs. Harvey Ickes, of Altoona; Samuel, of Bellwood; Miles H., of
Pittsburg; G. Thomas, of Chicago, and Mrs. Mary Lightner, of
Cleveland.  Mrs. Harriet Hughes, of this city, is her only surviving
sister, and she also leaves two brothers, Jacob Hicks, of Centre
county, and Isaac Hicks, of Clarion.  Mrs. England was an almost
lifelong member of the Lutheran church and at death belonged to Grace
congregation. The funeral will take place at 3:30 o'clock Friday
afternoon, services being held at the residence of her son, 1412 Sixth
avenue.  Interment will be made in Fairview cemetery.

Altoona Tribune, Wednesday, January 10, 1900