OBIT: Elizabeth (ANTHONY) MANN SHEARER, 1907, formerly of Blair County, PA

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MRS. ELIZABETH SHEARER,

Widow of the late Rev. J. F. Shearer, formerly pastor of the Second 
Lutheran church of this city, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B. 
S. Bailey, in San Francisco, Cal.  The circumstances surrounding the 
death of Mrs. Shearer were particularly distressing.  Her demise 
occurred March 26, and was the result of burns and shock received a few 
nights previous.  On the night in question she was sitting in her room 
reading, when her clothing ignited from an oil stove used for heating 
purposes.  She made her way into the room occupied by her daughter-in-
law, where Mr. Bailey tore the burning garments from the helpless woman 
and extinguished the flames.  Her body was badly burned, but a far more 
serious complication was the shock to the nervous system.  The deceased 
was aged 72 years.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Friday, April 12, 1907

CHRIST'S SECOND LUTHERAN CHURCH [photo]
  In March, 1876, Rev. John F. Shearer entered upon the work as the 
third pastor. During his pastorate the auditorium was finished and 
solemnly dedicated to the worship of the Triune God.
  Having resigned and accepted a call to the Lutheran Church of 
Somerset, Pa., he was succeeded by Rev. William W. Criley, D.D
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