OBIT: Martin Z. RHODES, 1952, Altoona, Blair County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Miller shabodeho@aol.com October 13, 2004, 7:16 pm Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _______________________________________________ Altoona Mirror May 3, 1952 Martin Z. Rhodes Mr. Rhodes of Willow Avenue, Altoona, Pa. died at 9:50 o'clock this morning, May 2,1952, after an extended illness. He was born in Martinsburg, April 1, 1867, a son of William M. and Margaret [Eshelman/Eschelman] Rhodes. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Cora [Leedy] Rhodes; one sister and two brothers: Mrs. Lucinda R. [Rhodes] Calderwood and Edward Rhodes of Tyrone, Pa.; and Arnold R. Rhodes of Altoona, Pa., and a son, William died in 1937, and a brother, Lowery in 1927. Mr. Rhodes was a member of the Tyrone Grace Methodist Church and Bible School. He retired in 1937 as a boiler inspector for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Family and friends will be received at the Axe Funeral Home after 7 o'clock tomorrow evening. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb