OBIT: Robert Lyle HUNTER, 1919, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, PA

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ROBERT LYLE HUNTER.

  Robert Lyle Hunter, formerly a resident of Harrisburg, who for the 
past eight years made his home at Hollidaysburg, died about 10 o'clock 
yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Benjamin F. Warfel, 
on East Allegheny street, his death being due to apoplexy.  Mr. Hunter 
was in good health to all appearances, and on Thursday walked about 
town, and also visited Bellwood during the day.  Mr. Warfel heard him 
upstairs yesterday morning about 8 o'clock, dressing.  When he did not 
come down stairs in due time, an investigation was made and he was 
found lying dead on the floor near the bed in his room, where he had 
been seized with the stroke after having finished dressing.  His 
daughter was out of town at the time but arrived home last evening. 
Deceased was born in Antis township 74 years ago, being the son of Mr. 
and Mrs. Thomas Hunter, both deceased.  He was a charter member of the 
Westminster Presbyterian church at Harrisburg; was a veteran of the 
Civil war and was for a number of years employed by the Pennsylvania 
railroad company as a passenger engineer.  Eight years ago he retired 
from the service, at which time he came here from Harrisburg to make 
his home with his daughter.  One daughter, Mrs. Warfel, and a son, 
Robert West Hunter, of London, England, survive; also these brothers 
and sisters: Mrs. H. C. Tussey and Mrs. Anna Fleck, of Altoona; Mrs. 
William Tussey, Tyrone; Mrs. Blair Roller, of Williamsburg; Miss Bertha 
Hunter and Miss Floy Hunter, of Bellwood; Mrs. Edith Radabaugh, of 
Tusla [sic], Okla., Mrs. J. A. Sheppard, of Brookville; James, of 
Gilman, and William, of Kansas.  Short funeral services will be 
conducted at the Warfel home at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon.  The 
remains will be taken on the 9:52 train Monday morning to Harrisburg, 
where services will be held at 2 o'clock in the afternoon in the 
Westminster Presbyterian church.  Interment will be made at Harrisburg.

Altoona Tribune, Saturday, March 1, 1919, page 14