OBIT: Charles PIERSON, 1895, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ CHARLES PIERSON Died at the Altoona hospital at 9:15 o'clock Sunday morning of dropsy of the heart, aged 63 years. He was admitted for treatment three weeks ago. He came here from Dysart, Cambria county, where he was a prosperous merchant and ex-postmaster. His wife and several children survive to mourn their loss. Funeral services at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon by Rev. Benscoter; interment in Fairview cemetery. Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., March 11, 1895