OBIT: Jane Elizabeth HENDERSON, 1917, Williamsburg, Blair County, PA

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MISS ELIZABETH HENDERSON.

  At her home on Second street, Williamsburg, Jane Elizabeth Henderson, 
daughter of Station Agent and Mrs. G. E. Henderson, died at 7 o'clock 
Wednesday morning, after an illness of six weeks' duration of 
endocarditis, superinduced by neuritis.  In September she was stricken 
with a severe attack of rheumatism from which she practically 
recovered, but not, however, regaining her former health, and on 
January 18 was taken to a specialist at Philadelphia, who pronounced 
her case a very critical condition of the heart, advising absolute 
rest.  Since that time she had been confined to her bed and since 
February 9 bereft of speech, the result of paralysis, which left the 
right side completely disabled.  Resort was made to every known remedy 
by local physicians and specialists abroad in the battle for life, but 
human efforts were in vain and the bright young life succumbed at the 
hour above stated.
  She was a daughter of George E. and Ellen Fisher Henderson, born at 
Union Furnace, April 3, 1898.  She was a graduate of the Williamsburg 
high school, class of 1916, a member of the First Presbyterian church 
and a choir.  Of a most lovable and amiable disposition and blithesome 
and winning in personality, her friends were numerous and her absence 
will be grieved by many.  The passing of the young life is attended 
with peculiar sadness when it is recalled that on the 3rd of March two 
years ago the elder sister, Dorothea, died.  Verily, "the judgments of 
God are unsearchable and his ways past finding out."  Besides her 
parents, she is survived by two brothers - T. K., of Mexico, Pa.; Paul 
E., at home.  Services will be held at the late home at 2:30 this 
afternoon, conducted by Dr. C. H. Jones, of the Presbyterian church, 
Windber, and Rev. R. T. Whiteley, the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal 
church of Williamsburg.  On Friday the funeral cortege will leave on 
the 11:28 train for Warriorsmark, where the remains will be taken to 
the home of Mr. Henderson's mother, Mrs. T. K. Henderson, where 
services will occur on Saturday at 1 p.m. and interment made in the 
Warriorsmark cemetery.  Mr. and Mrs. Henderson feel deeply the great 
kindness and sincere sympathy of their many friends during the illness 
and in the bereavement of their dear one.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday morning, March 1, 1917