OBIT: Dora MYERS, 1899, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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MRS. DORA MYERS,

An aged lady well known in this city, died of heart failure at the 
Blair county almshouse at 1 o'clock this morning.  She was born in 
Germany, and was aged about 70 years.  Mrs. Myers had been a resident 
of Altoona for many years.  Her husband died about ten years ago and 
since then she had made her living at the washboard.  About two years 
ago she was admitted to the county almshouse, being no longer able to 
work.  She at one time owned a property in this city, but she did not 
own the land on which it was built, and was euchred* out of the home.  
She had a little money, and when she went to the poorhouse, left her 
affairs in the hands of Mr. J. P. Lafferty.  She made Mr. Lafferty 
promise that when she died he would give her a respectable burial, and 
that her body would not be interred in the county poor farm.  Mr. 
Lafferty will carry out the wishes of the deceased.  The remains will 
be brought to his undertaking room where services will be conducted 
tomorrow evening by Rev. Roth, of the First Lutheran church, of which 
the deceased was a member.  The interment will be made in Fairview 
cemetery.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday, January 18, 1899

*Defeated or foiled in a scheme.