OBIT: John P. FOX, 1899, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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JOHN P. FOX.

  At 10.30 o'clock last night John P. Fox, the well-known Fairview 
groceryman, died suddenly at his home, 2409 Ninth street, of heart 
failure.  He retired at 9.30 o'clock in good health, and shortly 
afterward complained of pains about his heart, and expired in a few 
minutes.  Deceased was born at Yellow Springs, Blair county, February 
3, 1869.  He came to Altoona when 17 years of age, and has resided here 
ever since.  For six years he had been in the grocery business and was 
highly esteemed by all who knew him.  He was married December 24, 1899, 
to Jennie R. Stull, who survives with three children, Rachel, Henry and 
Walter.  He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Henry Fox, of 
Geeseytown, two brothers and six sisters.  The funeral will take place 
Thursday afternoon, services to be conducted at the Fairview Methodist 
Episcopal church at 2 o'clock; interment in Fairview cemetery.

Morning Tribune, Wednesday, November 11, 1899

FROM NATURAL CAUSES.
No Longer Mystery Surrounding the Death of John P. Fox.

  Numerous rumors, together with requests from the relatives of the 
late John P. Fox, caused Deputy Coroner McCartney to empanel a jury to 
investigate the circumstances surrounding the man's death.  Dr. O. H. 
Shafer was instructed to make an examination of the deceased's stomach 
to determine the cause.
  Last night the jury, John H. Hennen, George McNoldy, jr., George A. 
Houck, Charles E. Rhodes, J. B. Price and Patrick O'Connor, met in the 
store of the deceased and heard the result of postmortem made by Dr. O. 
H. Shafer, which was that he found no evidence of foul play and that 
death was the result of natural causes.  It also heard the evidence of 
Dr. J. E. Smith, James Aurandt, H. H. Edgely, John Glunt, William 
Wills, Rosie Huber and Mrs. J. P. Fox.
  The jury rendered a verdict that death was due to heart disease.

Morning Tribune, Friday, November 24, 1899