OBIT: KIMBALL, William; 1908; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, 28 Feb 1908 Volume 42, Number 8 Death of William Kimball Well Known Business Man and Prominent Citizen of Ebensburg Succumbs to the Ineqitable (sic) Mr. William Kimball, a well and favorably known resident of Ebensburg, died at his residence on High Street yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock. The deceased was the second son of John Kimball who came to this county from Maine something over fifty years ago, where he married in the north of the county and removed to the vicinity of Ebensburg where he worked in the shook shop at the east end of town and here all the children of the family were born. About eighteen years ago, Mr. Kimball married Miss Gertrude Sanders of Munster Township and she, with her children, - Charlotte, Leo and John – survives him. William Kimball was one of the most enterprising citizens of Ebensburg and his early death - he was only about 45 years of age – will be felt not only by his family but by the people of the town at large. He was the proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel – the leading hostelrie of the town and was engaged in many other enterprises. Mr. Kimball's death resulted, it is said, from the effects of an accident which befell him last summer. While driving along the Carrolltown road, his horses becoming frightened at a passing auto, ran away, upsetting the buggy and throwing him to the ground. He sustained an injury on his hip of which he took little account at first, but it becoming troublesome he went to Pittsburg to have an operation performed which, failing to give him the desired relief, he was, until a few days ago, contemplating a trip to Florida in hopes of regaining his wonted health; but his condition becoming hopeless, he began to grow weaker on Wednesday evening and yesterday morning realized that death was near, but remained conscious to the last. The funeral will take place on Monday morning after a high mass of requiem by Rev. Father H. M. O'Neill in the Church of the Holy Name, interment to follow in the cemetery nearby.