OBIT: John KELLEY, 1908, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ JOHN KELLEY, Son of John (deceased) and Mira Kelley, born in Garrett county, Md., September 14, 1857, died at the home of his mother, 309 East Sixth avenue, Monday evening at 6:45 o'clock, after an illness of seven months. The deceased had been employed by the Pennsylvania railroad company as engineer for over twenty years and was a member of Jerry C. Burley division No. 287, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Mr. Kelley was also a member of St. Mark's Catholic church. He is survived by his aged mother, one son and one daughter - John, jr., and May, at home; two brother [sic] and five sisters: Jess and William, Mrs. Clara Beason, Mrs. Rebecca Beason, Mrs. Lucy Holliday of this city, and Sallie and Annie, at home. Altoona Mirror, Tuesday, January 21, 1908 FUNERAL NOTICE The funeral of John Kelly will take place tomorrow morning, the cortege leaving the house at 8:30 o'clock and proceeding to St. Mark's church, where mass will be said at 9 o'clock. Interment in St. John's cemetery. Altoona Mirror, Tuesday, January 21, 1908