OBIT: Roy Lester GABLE, 1899, Duncansville, Blair County, PA

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DUNCANSVILLE DOTS.

  Roy Lester, son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Gable, died on Friday 
afternoon, of tetanus.  Some two or three weeks ago he ran a splinter 
in one of his heels.  The wound healed up very nicely and nothing more 
was thought about it until five or six days ago when he complained of 
not feeling well.  He gradually grew worse.  Medical aid was summoned 
and all was done that could be done, but his case developed into 
tetanus or lock jaw.  Funeral services took place on Sunday afternoon 
in the Lutheran cemetery at Newry.  Roy was a great favorite, not only 
among the little folks, but among the older ones as well; in fact, 
everybody had a good word for him and many are . . . that they were not 
able to do anything to alleviate his sufferings.  He participated in 
the Children's Day services that were held in the Methodist church 
recently and also took part in services at the Presbyterian church.  He 
was 7 years 7 months old when death took him.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday, July 19, 1899

1900 Allegheny Township, Blair County census -
Calvin Gable, 44  
Ella Gable, 39, 6 children, 4 living  
James Gable, 19  
Calvin Gable, 16  
Emma Gable, 13  
Lucy Gable, 1  
Lucy Devers 59, mother-in-law  
Bissie Phillips, 14, niece  
Lucy M. Devers, 5, niece