OBIT: Byron M. SELL, 1934, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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HEART ATTACK IS FATAL TO DOCTOR
Dr. Byron M. Sell, Aged 37, of 419 Bell Avenue, Succumbs to Ailment at 
Mercy Hospital

  Suffering a sudden heart attack Saturday morning, Dr. Byron Monroe 
Sell, M.D., aged 37, of 419 Bell Avenue died at Mercy hospital at 8.40 
o'clock last night. The attack is believed to have resulted from the 
exertion attendant to a recent hunting trip.
  Dr. Sell was a member of the Mercy hospital staff and was active in 
the work of the Altoona clinic. He was a member of the Blair County 
Medical society, a member of the Pennsylvania State Medical society, 
and an ordained minister of the Church of the Brethren, holding 
membership in the First Church of the Brethren in the city.
  Born in the city on July 5, 1897, a son of Daniel M. and Mrs. Nancy 
(Dilling) Sell, the latter deceased, he was graduated from the Altoona 
High school in the class of 1916. He continued his education at Juniata 
college where he received the degree of bachelor of science in 1920. In 
1924 he was graduated from Jefferson Medical college in Philadelphia 
with the degree of doctor of medicine.
  He was united in marriage with Miss Ada Shank Cassell of Souderton on 
Dec. 8, 1924. Surviving are his wife, five children, Byron, Daniel, 
Carl, Virginia and Helen, his father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. D. 
M. Sell all of the city, and the following sisters:  Mrs. Annetta Ross 
and Mrs. Lorna Geisinger both of the city, Mrs. Agnes Miller of 
Leamersville, Mrs. Olive Underkoffler of White Plains, N.Y., Mrs. 
Kathryn Boland of the city and Misses Mary and Corinda Bell of the 
city.
  The body may be viewed at the home after 7 o'clock this evening. 
Funeral services will be held at the First Church of the Brethren at 10 
o'clock Wednesday morning.

[Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., December 10, 1934]
Blair County Genealogical Society, Archie Claar Obituary Collection, 
vol. 1, p. 87 (1934)