OBIT: Samuel R. & Nancy J. MOUNTAIN, 1933, Pinecroft, Blair County, PA

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DOUBLE FUNERAL SERVICE HELD

  A double funeral service was held yesterday afternoon in Pinecroft 
for a father and his eldest daughter, Samuel Royer Mountain and Miss 
Nancy Jane Mountain, both well known residents of the Pinecroft 
district for many years. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery.
  Samuel Royer Mountain died a 9:10 o'clock Saturday night of pneumonia 
after three days' illness. His condition was regarded so serious last 
week that he was not informed of the death of his daughter, Miss Nancy 
Jane Mountain, which occurred at 3:10 o'clock Friday morning.
  Mr. Mountain was born on Feb. 3, 1854, in the Loop district, 
Hollidaysburg, a son of Samuel and Nancy Jane (Kantner) Mountain, and 
engaged in lumbering for many years, later conducting a grocery store. 
He was the last survivor of this immediate family.
  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Angeline (Norris) Mountain, with whom he 
was united in marriage on Oct. 14, 1875, and the following sons and 
daughters: Mrs. Grace Kester of Cookport, V. E. Mountain of Pinecroft, 
James Mountain of Westline, Mrs. E. L. Munn of Pinecroft, Mrs. Maude 
Hollen of Bellwood and Miss Eula Mountain, at home.
  Funeral services were held at the home of a daughter and sister, Mrs. 
E.L. Munn of Pinecroft, owing to the frail health of Mrs. Mountain, 
with whom Mr. Mountain would have celebrated his fifty-eighth wedding 
anniversary on Saturday of this week.
  Grandsons of Mr. Mountain, and Nephews of Miss Mountain, served as 
pallbearers at the funeral. They are Robert and Harold Johnston, 
brothers, Clinton and Harold Mountain, brothers, Donald Mountain and 
Clifton Hollen. Interment was made in adjoining graves in Greenwood 
cemetery.
  Mr. Mountain was the youngest and last surviving member of a family 
of seven and the only one of five brothers who did not serve in the 
Civil war, his age barring him. For many years Mr. Mountain was well 
know as a raftsman on the Susquehanna river and he followed the 
lumbering business until about fifteen years ago when he entered the 
grocery business at Pinecroft. 
  While a resident of Clearfield county and engaged in the lumber 
business he resided fifteen years at Olanta and served as a road 
supervisor of Pike township. During his residence in Pinecroft he 
served as friend and advisor to the entire community, being known 
generally as Dad Mountain.
  Mr. Mountain was a member of the Church of God.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., October 9, 1933

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