OBIT: Benjamin Leroy HEUSTON, 1943, Roaring Spring, Blair County, PA

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BENJAMIN LEROY HEUSTON

Lifelong resident of Roaring Spring and vicinity, died suddenly 
yesterday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock at his home, 430 Sugar street. He 
had gone to his home from work at the paper mill for lunch and was 
stricken before time to return to work. He was a son of William and 
Rachel (Robinson) Heuston and was born at Rodman Sept. 27, 1872. Early 
in life he learned the trade of a paper maker and was employed at the 
D.M. Bare Paper company plant in Roaring Spring for more than fifty 
years, and was active in the work of the Church of God. Surviving are 
his wife, Mrs. Irma (Albright) Heuston, and these children: Mrs. Ralph 
Albright, Mrs. Jesse Ickes and Mrs. Harry Monark, all of Altoona, John 
of Roaring Spring, R.D., William of Roaring Spring, Leland of 
Hollidaysburg, Wolbert of Patton, Staff Sergeant Paul Heuston of North 
Camp Polk, La., Staff Sergeant Albert Heuston of Waycross, Ga., and 
Private First Class Fred Heuston of Scott field, Ill.; twelve 
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Also surviving are one 
brother and five sisters, Charles Heuston of Roaring Spring, R.D., Mrs. 
H. H. Delozier and Mrs. George Young of Hollidaysburg, Mrs. Blanche 
Bennett, Mrs. Mildred Shaffer and Mrs. Margaret Butler, all of Roaring 
Spring, R.D. Friends will be received at the home. 

HEUSTON - Funeral services for Benjamin Leroy Heuston will be conducted 
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home, 430 Sugar street, Roaring 
Spring, in charge of his pastor, Rev. C. H. Weigle, assisted by Rev. H. 
Q. Rhodes. Interment in the Albright cemetery. Friends will be received 
at the home.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Friday, May 28, 1943