OBIT: Jeremiah LEIGHTY, 1941, native of Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Michael S. Caldwell Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ JEREMIAH LEIGHTY A native of Poplar Run, Blair county, and son of Henry and Annie (Stiffler) Leighty, both deceased, died suddenly at his home in Ralls county, Missouri, on Wednesday morning, Nov. 5. He was born at Poplar Run on Sept. 8, 1874. His wife died several years ago. Surviving are these children: Glen E. Leighty of St. Louis, Mo., Roy Leighty of Tipton, Ia., and Viola Schanbacher of Hannibal, Mo.; also the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Joseph Treml of Lilly, Boyd Leighty of Johnstown, Mrs. Nettie Gill, Mrs. Martha Shaw, Charles Leighty and Wilbur Leighty of Duncansville. One sister, Mrs. Nora Marble, is deceased. Funeral services were conducted and interment made on Saturday morning, Nov. 8, in Missouri. Altoona Mirror, Wednesday, 12 November 1941, p. 18, col. 1