OBIT: Mahlon Stouch SNYDER, 1918, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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MAHLON S. SNYDER

  Mahlon S. Snyder, of 1412 Second street, died at his home, last night at 
11:15 o'clock.  He was aged 19 years and was the son of Mahlon and Catherine 
Snyder.  Funeral notice later.

Altoona Tribune, Thursday morning, August 29, 1918, page 10

MAHLON S. SNYDER, JR.

  Hablon Stouch Snyder, jr., a former solider boy of the city, died at the home 
of his parents, 1412 Second street, at 11:15 o'clock Wednesday night of pleuro-
pneumonia.  He was ill but six days.  Deceased was the son of Mahlon A. and 
Catherine G. Snyder and was born in this city on October 22, 1898.  Last June he 
became fired with the patriotism that has made thousands of boys enlist to fight 
and die for their country's flag and he enlisted in the U.S. army medical corps 
and was sent to the Columbus barracks. He was taken ill there with pneumonia and 
was finally honorably discharged and returned home.  He never fully recovered.  
He is survived by his parents and one sister, Mrs. James R. Fleck and two 
brothers, John Edward with the U.S. army in France and James L. at home.  The 
funeral will take place Saturday morning with services at St. Mari's Catholic 
church at 9 o'clock.

Altoona Tribune, Friday morning, August 30, 1918, page 5