OBIT: Rachel ZIMMERLY, 1891, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ Death of Rachel Zimmerly. Mrs. Rachel Zimmerly died at twenty minutes of 12 o'clock Sunday, at the residence of her granddaughter, Mrs. Edward Benton, of 608 Ninth street, of paralysis. She was aged 76 years, 8 months and 5 days. Mrs. Mary Grass, another granddaughter, and W. C. Williams, of Columbus, Ohio, and S. C. Grass, of East Freedom, this county, are grandsons. Funeral services were conducted at the home of Mrs. Benton at 7 o'clock last evening by Rev. R. H. Colburn. The remains will be taken to Roaring Spring this morning for interment. Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday, February 17, 1891