OBIT: Calvin W. SMITH, 1934, Huston Township, Blair County, PA

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CALVIN W. SMITH

Lifelong resident of Morrisons Cove and residing on a farm one mile 
north of Martinsburg for the past forty years, died at his home there 
last evening at 8 o'clock, death being attributed to a complication of 
ailments, following an illness of seventeen days.  He was a son of 
George B. and Mary (Wike) Smith and was born in Huston Township, three 
and one-half miles from the present home, on Dec. 20, 1863.  On Oct. 
21, 1886, he was united in marriage with Miss Julia Rosann Metzgar, the 
ceremony being performed by Rev. Ephram Dutt, then pastor of the 
Lutheran church at Martinsburg.  Six children were born to this union, 
of whom the following survive: Miss Bess S. Smith and Mrs. Helen 
Wilson, at home; Mrs. Grace Beach, of Martinsburg; Oscar S. Smith, of 
Roaring Spring and G. Dean Smith of Schellsburg.  Mrs. Smith died on 
July 2, 1925. Six grandchildren also survive and these brothers and 
sisters: Mrs. Mary Hughes, Miss Elizabeth Smith, I. W., J. W., H. W., 
D. W, G. C. and P. C. Smith.  He was a lifelong member of the Lutheran 
church and was active in the work of the church and was an industrious 
and energetic worker in his home community.  Funeral services will be 
conducted in the Lutheran church Monday morning at 10.30 o'clock and 
will be in charge of his pastor, Rev. D. L. Shaffer. Interment will be 
made in the family plot in Fairview Cemetery.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., February 17, 1934

1930 Huston Township, Blair County census -
Calvin M. Smith, 66 
Bessie F. Smith, 41 
G. Dean Smith, 28 
Helen N. Wilson, 31 
Calvin D. Wilson, 2