OBIT: William RUSSELL, 1928, Tyrone, Blair County, PA

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WILLIAM  RUSSELL
One of Most Active Guests at Methodist Home Died Suddenly

  William Russell, one of the most active old men at The Methodist Home 
For The Aged, died at the Home this morning at 2 o'clock.  Mr. Russell, 
although not in the best of health, was not considered seriously ill.  
He was one of those happy, jovial men that seemed to brighten the way 
with a smile.  He was a member of the Methodist Home Male Quartette.   
William Russell was born June 26, 1856, at Charles City, Iowa.  His 
parents were David C. and Rebecca (Johnson) Russell.  He came to The 
Methodist Home For The Aged from Belleville, September 20, 1921.  
Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Home For The Aged, 
Wednesday, May 9, at 10:30 a.m. in charge of the Superintendent, 
Reverend Emerson Karns, assisted by Reverend Stone, Reedsville.  
Interment will be made in Grandview Cemetery, Tyrone.

Tyrone Daily Herald, Tyrone, Pa., May 7, 1928, page 2