OBIT: Samuel KEMBERLING, 1878, Frankstown Township, Blair County, PA

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SUDDEN DEATH

  On Thursday morning last Mr. Samuel Kemberling, of Frankstown 
township, rose in apparent good health.  Having attended to the feeding 
of the pigs he cut a lot of grass for his horse and took the same to 
the barn.  Soon after some of the members of his family heard a cry of 
distress; they found that Mr. K. had partially fallen to the floor of 
the barn, but was holding to the stall with one arm.  He was at once 
removed to the house where he directed his friends to bathe his feet 
and apply something to his head.  A messenger was dispatched in haste 
to Williamsburg for Dr. ----, who lost no time in hastening to the 
bedside of the stricken man.  Upon removing him to the house Mr. 
Kemberling's friends discovered that his entire left side was 
paralyzed.  He was as yet perfectly conscious, directing the efforts to 
give him relief, and complaining of nothing save a severe pain in his 
right hand.  Gradually, however, he grew worse, the power of speech 
forsook him first, then he lost consciousness, and about nine o'clock 
the vital spark fled.  Mr. Kemberling was about sixty-one years of age 
and leaves a wife and four or five children to mourn his sudden taking 
off.  He was a consistent member of the Lutheran church for many years 
past, and was highly respected by all who knew him.  His mortal remains 
were laid to rest in the cemetery near Frankstown on Friday afternoon 
last.  He did the work which was appointed him to do, he hath entered 
into that eternal rest that remaineth to the people of God.

Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Pa., Wednesday, June 26, 1878