OBIT: Samuel GARVER, 1916, Roaring Spring, Blair County, PA

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Roaring Spring
Samuel Garver

  One of Roaring Spring's most respected citizens, Samuel Garver, died 
at his home on East Main street at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon, of a 
stroke of paralysis.  Two years ago Mr. Garver sustained a slight 
stroke and was in very poor health for some time, then seemed to gain 
new strength and was able to walk from his home to the business section 
of town, a distance of a half mile.  He was in his usual health when 
the fatal stroke came.
  Mr. Garver was a son of Benjamin and Barbara Garver and was born in 
Franklin county January 24, 1848.  When he was 2 years old his parents 
moved to Huntingdon county, where he grew to manhood.  In December, 
1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Shearer, of Germany 
valley, Huntingdon county.  They established their new home there and 
he was engaged in agriculture for twenty-three years.  Then they moved 
from the farm to Roaring Spring, where he had since resided.  After 
coming to Roaring Spring, Mr. Garver accepted a position with the blank 
book factory, which office he creditably filled until compelled by ill 
health to resign.  He was a member of the Presbyterian church, joining 
at Shirleysburg twenty-five years ago.  There being no church of that 
denomination in Roaring Spring, he attended regularly the Methodist 
Episcopal church and was a loyal Christian.  He was the father of six 
children, of whom one son, Benjamin, and his wife preceded him to the  
eternal kingdom.  Those surviving are: Fred, Howard, Mrs. Eliza Smith, 
Miss Clara, all of Roaring Spring; Mrs. Frank Bobb, of Denver, Colo.  
Four grandchildren also survive and four brothers: Dr. A. L. Garver, of 
Roaring Spring; Christopher, of Newton, Ia.; David, of Los Angeles; 
William, of Blunt, S.D.
  Funeral service will be held at his late home at 2 o'clock Sunday 
afternoon conducted by Rev. E. L. Eslinger.  Interment in Green Lawn 
cemetery.
(Huntingdon county papers please copy.)

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Friday Morning, December 15, 1916