OBIT: David Watson MOCK, 1916, Roaring Spring, Blair County, PA

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DAVID WATSON MOCK

  Our Roaring Spring correspondent sends the following:
  David Watson Mock, one of Roaring Spring's respected citizens, died 
at his late home at Water Street at 5 o'clock Tuesday evening, after a 
lingering illness due to heart disease.
  He was a son of Hughey and Esther Mock and was born in St. 
Clairsville, Bedford county, February 24, 1852.  In December 1877 he 
was united in marriage with Sara L. Drollinger, of Cessna.  A short 
time later they established their new home in Imlertown, Bedford 
county, where he lived with his family until fourteen years ago, when 
he with them became residents of Roaring Spring.
  For thirty-five years Mr. Mock was a teacher in the public schools of 
Bedford county.  After arriving in Roaring Spring he accepted a 
position in the blank book factory where he was employed until he was 
elected to serve the town as burgess, which office he creditably filled 
for four years.  He next became local agent for the Adams Express 
company, serving in that capacity at the time of his death.
  Mr. Mock was a faithful and earnest member of the Lutheran church, 
having joined the Messiah Lutheran church of Bedford township thirty-
nine years ago.  Besides being a zealous worker for the cause of right, 
he was always ready to lend aid to any progressive movement as well as 
champion the cause of better education facilities for this town.
  He was the father of eight children, one of whom, Mrs. Effie Simpson, 
preceded him to the eternal kingdom two years ago; the following with 
his wife survive: Mrs. Fannie Snyder, Mrs. Elizabeth Kurtz, Mrs. Mary 
Vaughn, Robert and Emment [Emmett], all of Roaring Spring, and Misses 
Pearl and Jessie, at home.  Nine grandchildren survive, also three 
brothers and two sisters, viz: Hezekiah and George, of Imlertown; 
Luther, of Buffalo Mills; Mrs. Hannah Kauffman, of St. Clairsville, and 
Mrs. Sara E. Anderson, of Detroit, Mich.
  The funeral services will be conducted by Rev. H. E. Berkey at the 
home on Water Street at 2 p.m. today.  Interment in Greenlawn cemetery.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday Morning, December 7, 1916