OBIT: John W. WESTLEY, 1891, Sinking Valley, Blair County, PA

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JOHN W. WESTLEY.
Death of a Respected Resident of Sinking Valley.

  On Wednesday afternoon at fifteen minutes of 2 o'clock Mr. John W. 
Westley died at his home in Sinking Valley.  He contracted a severe 
cold while at work which culminated in pneumonia, and this latter 
disease was the cause of his death.  Deceased was an honest Christian 
man, respected by all who knew him and his death is sincerely mourned.
  Mr. Westley was born in Berks county on the 22d of January, 1842, and 
in 1869 became a resident of Blair county.  For three years he lived in 
Antis township and for four in Logan township, removing to Sinking 
valley in April, 1875, living there continuously until his death.  In 
his youth he connected himself with the Lutheran church and at the time 
of his death was a leading member of the congregation of that 
denomination in Sinking Valley.
  To mourn their loss he leaves his devoted wife, Mrs. Mary Westley, 
and five children - Laura, William, Annie, Harvey and Bertie - all of 
whom reside at the home of the parents.  He also leaves a brother, 
Henry W. Westley, of Beckersville, Berks county.  The deceased was also 
a nephew of John B. Westley, of this city.  He was a good husband and 
father, and in his demise the community in which he resided lost an 
excellent citizen.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, January 8, 1891