OBIT: Hannah RHODES, 1890, Clappertown, Blair County, PA

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Death of Miss Hannah Rhodes.

  A correspondent at Clappertown, under date of November 25, writes:
  The people of this community were surprised to hear of the death of 
Miss Hannah Rhodes yesterday evening.  She died at the home of her 
parents, about a half mile south of this place, at a quarter till 5 
o'clock.  She had been ailing for two years, and for several months was 
in a delicate condition, but was not considered dangerous until Sunday, 
when she took a smothering spell and lingered till the time above 
stated, when death ended her sufferings and another young life was 
blotted out by consumption.  She leaves a father, mother, four brothers 
and one sister to mourn the loss of a kind and affectionate daughter 
and sister, who have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad 
bereavement.  She was the youngest daughter of Christ. and Sarah 
Rhodes, and always lived at home, caring for her parents in their 
declining years.  Her brothers and sisters are: William D., of this 
place; Hugh D., of Piney Creek; Jacob, of Martinsburg; Abram, of 
Colorado, and Mary Ellen, wife of Holliday Reynolds, of Martinsburg.  
She was a member of the Lutheran church at this place and a regular 
attendant at the house of God when health permitted.  The funeral will 
take place Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, after which the remains 
will be interred in the family burying-ground.  She was aged 33 years, 
6 months and 4 days.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday, November 26, 1890