OBIT: Nellie Myrtle (AKERS) STONER, 1949, Tyrone, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Michael S. Caldwell Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _______________________________________________ TWO SISTERS DIE AT TYRONE ON SAME DAY Mrs. Nellie Myrtle Akers Stoner, sister of Mrs. J. V. Oster of Tyrone who died yesterday morning at 7 o'clock, died last night at 11 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hubert Baronner of 770 Washington avenue, Tyrone, after a five-week illness. Mrs. Stoner was born Feb. 28, 1874, at Akersville, Fulton county, a daughter of Harvey and Rhoda (Hixson) Akers. She was married Sept. 18, 1895, to Clarence A. Stoner at Akersville. Mr. Stoner preceded her in death. Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Ursa Boynton of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Lillian Baronner, Harvey Stoner and Guy E. Stoner, all of Tyrone, Mrs. Mabel Dunlap of Buffalo, N.Y., and Mrs. Elizabeth Conrad of Spruce Creek valley; nineteen grandchildren and one great- granddaughter. Mrs. Stoner was a member of the First Methodist church of Tyrone and the Ladies' Aid Society. Friends will be received at the Graham & Getz funeral home, Tyrone, after 7 o'clock this evening. Blair County Genealogical Society, Hoenstine Obituary Collection, 1949 volume, pencil-dated 3-16-49 [Altoona Mirror, March 16, 1949]