OBIT: Elizabeth (COOMBS) RISDON, 1891, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Risdon.

  Mrs. Elizabeth Risdon, wife of James Risdon, of 1025 Twenty-second 
avenue, died at 11 o'clock last night after a lingering illness, the 
direct cause of her death being heart disease from which she had been 
suffering for three months past.  She was aged 47 years, 7 months and 
27 days.  One son, Alfred, and one daughter, Miss Cora Risdon, survive, 
as do also two brothers, William Coombs, of Millerstown, Perry county, 
and John Coombs, of England, and four sisters, one living in England 
and three in Australia.  She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal 
church.  The funeral arrangements will be announced to-morrow.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, January 15, 1891

Local Brevities.

  The funeral services over the remains of the late Mrs. Elizabeth 
Risdon will take place this evening at 7 o'clock, at the husband's 
residence, 1025 Twenty-second avenue.  The body will be taken to 
Millerstown, Perry county, on seashore express to-morrow morning for 
interment.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Friday, January 16, 1891

Fairview Facts.

  The remains of the late Mrs. James Risdon, who departed this life on 
Wednesday last, were conveyed to Millerstown, Perry county, on Friday 
for interment.  The funeral services were held at the residence, 1025 
Twenty-second avenue, on Thursday evening.  The sermon was preached by 
Rev. Allen Sheldon Woodle, of St. Luke's Episcopal church, of which she 
was a consistent member.  Our sincere sympathy is with the bereaved 
family in their hour of trouble.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Monday, January 19, 1891