OBIT: David A. YON, 1923, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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DAVID A. YON DIES AT ADVANCED AGE

  David A. Yon, one of Altoona's best known retired business men and a 
veteran of the Civil war, died at his home, 1417 Eighteenth street, 
Monday evening at 8.20 o'clock, death being directly due to bronchial 
pneumonia, following a complication of diseases. Mr. Yon had been in 
good health all his life until a few months ago when he began to fail, 
and was bedfast for five weeks.
  Mr. Yon had resided in this city for sixty-five years coming here 
from the farm which was his birthplace and early home at Yellow Springs 
in Catherine township. He was born at the Yellow Springs farm on Jan. 
23, 1840, the son of William and Mary (Sherfey) Yon, and like most 
farmers' sons received his early education in the common schools of the 
township.
  He came to this city in 1858 at the age of 18 years and entered the 
employ of the Pennsy in which service he remained until 1883 with the 
exception of a year spent with the Union army from 1864-65. His service 
in the sectional strife was given as a member of the 188th Ohio 
infantry from which he was mustered out at Columbus, O. He returned to 
this city and reentered the service of the Pennsy where he remained 
until 1883 when he embarked in business. His first enterprise was as a 
grocery and dry goods merchant which line he later gave up to enter the 
firm of T. E. Moffit and Co., engaged in the marble business. He 
retired from active participation in the mercantile world in 1902 and 
had since lived retired at his home.
  In 1879, Mr. Yon was married to Mary Riling, the daughter of Levi 
Riling of Logan township, who survives him together with the three 
children born to the happy union, Scott J. of Ashland, Ky., Mrs. Fannie 
M. Harrison of Louisville, Ky., and Miss Clara R., at home.
  In business life Mr. Yon was noted for his adherence to the 
principles of right and square dealing rather than for his shrewdness 
and his word was always taken at par. In his family life and church 
activities, around both of which his interests centered he earned the 
title, which means much more than those of royalty of a "good man." A 
member of the First Lutheran church for forty-three years he was one of 
its most active members and served for two terms as elder and for one 
term as president of the church council. He was also a member of the 
Mountain City lodge No. 837 of the I.O.O.F., and of the Logan lodge 79 
of the K. of P.
  The funeral services will be conducted at the church at 2 o'clock 
Thursday afternoon with interment to follow in the Carson Valley 
cemetery.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday, March 13, 1923

[Note: David A. Yon's wife was Sarah A., not Mary, Riling - ed.]
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Carson Valley Cemetery, Allegheny Twp. Blair Co. PA
Transcribed 30 Dec 2001 by Michael S. Caldwell

YON

DAVID A. YON / 1840 - 1923
SARAH A. HIS WIFE / 1852 - 1932