OBIT: Mayberry SELL, 1948, native of Blair County, PA

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MAYBERRY SELL, FORMER BLAIR TEACHER, DIES

  Mayberry E. Sell, a native of Blair county and a former teacher in the 
county schools, died last night at 8.30 o'clock at his home in Central City, 
Somerset county.  Mr. Sell had been in failing health for the past year and 
in February of this year was a patient for a time in a New York hospital.
  Mr. Sell was the son of John and Susan (Isenberg) Sell and was born on the 
father's farm at Leamersville Feb. 28, 1866.  He grew to manhood on the farm 
and attended the village school, later taking normal school courses 
preparatory to taking up the teaching profession.  He taught school in East 
Freedom for a number of years and in the late 1890s, when the Berwind-White 
Coal company opened the coal industry in Somerset county and founded the town 
of Windber, Mr. Sell, along with a number of other Blair countians, went to 
Windber.
  Soon after going to Windber Mr. Sell was appointed to the office of justice 
of the peace and was subsequently was [sic] reelected for a number of terms.  
Later he went to Central City where he became general manager of the Reitz 
Coal company and in 1936 was elected justice of the peace for Central City, 
serving until his retirement some years ago.
  Mr. Sell was twice married, the first union being with Elda Crist.  To this 
union one son and one daughter were born, Frederick Sell of Windber and Mrs. 
Dorothy Venduer of Johnstown.  Also surviving are his second wife, Mrs. 
Goldie Sell, and a son, John, to this union, and six step-sons.
  Also surviving are three brothers and one sister, Lafayette Sell of McKee, 
Brooke Sell of Roaring Spring, Blair Sell of Newry and Mrs. June A. Brumbaugh 
of Huntingdon.  One brother and one sister, Harry Sell and Mrs. Bertha 
DeHass, are deceased.  A number of nephews and nieces reside in Altoona and 
throughout Blair county.
  Friends will be received at the home in Central City.

Altoona Mirror, Friday, July 23, 1948, page 29

FUNERAL NOTICE

SELL - Funeral services for Mayberry E. Sell will be conducted Sunday afternoon, 
the cortege leaving the home in Central City at 2 o'clock for the church where 
services will be at 2.30 o'clock.  Interment will be made in the Central City 
cemetery.  Friends are being received at the home.

Altoona Mirror, Friday, July 23, 1948, page 29

ILLNESS FATAL
MAYBERRY E. SELL [photo]

Mr. Sell, aged 82, and a native of Blair county, died Thursday night at Central 
City, Somerset county, where he resided for a number of years.  He taught school 
at East Freedom and served subsequently as justice of the peace at Windber and 
Central City.  Three brothers and one sister survive, in addition to the widow, 
two sons, a daughter and six stepsons.

Altoona Mirror, Saturday, July 24, 1948, page 11