OBITUARIES:  PLOTTS, Herbert; 1932; Moxham, Cambria Cnty., PA

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THE JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE (Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania)
Thursday evening, 23 June 1932
page 20, column 1


HERBERT PLOTTS DIES OF DIABETES IN CLEVELAND, O.
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Prominent Young Moxham Student Became Ill Tuesday While on Visit
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WAS TO ENTER MINISTRY
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Herbert Plotts.
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Herbert Plotts, of 662 Cypress avenue, Moxham, who was prominent in school and junior 
college work here for the last few years, is dead, having passed away at 3 o'clock this 
morning in a hospital in Cleveland, O., where he had been since Monday, when he and 
Joseph Reiter, also of Moxham, motored to Cleveland to visit the John Mitchell family, 
relatives of the deceased, and to accompany Frank Reiter home from Oberlin College.

Mr. Plotts suffered for some time from diabetes and took a relapse on Tuesday, but his 
condition did not become alarming until yesterday morning, when he lapsed into a semi-
conscious state. His parents were called to Cleveland yesterday afternoon, but did not 
arrive at the hospital until late last night. Local relatives and friends were informed this 
morning that the body will arrive in Johnstown this evening and will be taken in charge 
by Picking & Son, morticians.

Herbert Plotts was born in Moxham August 6, 1912, a son of Herbert W. and Mary 
(Reel) Plotts, of 662 Cypress avenue. He was educated in the Moxham grade schools and 
later attended the Cochran Junior High School where he was awarded an American 
Legion medal for outstanding qualities when he completed his work there. He was one of 
the honor students of the Johnstown High School in the class of 1929 ½ and recently 
finished his second year in the Johnstown Junior College where he served as President of 
the Student Council during the recent term.

Herbert Plotts expected to enter the ministry of the United Brethren Church and had 
planned to complete his studies at Otterbein College, Westerville, O. The Quarterly 
Conference of the Park-avenue U.B. Church granted him a license to preach in April of 
this year and since then he has acceptably filled several of the local pulpits, including that 
of the Barron-avenue United Brethren Church, Morrellville. The deceased's grandfather, 
the late Rev. P. W. Plotts, was a minister in the Evangelical Church in the Pittsburgh 
Conference for a long time. His death occurred in Moxham 20 years ago.

Herbert Plotts was active in church, Sunday School and Christian Endeavor work in the 
Park-avenue U.B. Church for a number of years. He was received into membership 
during the pastorate of the Rev. R. E. Penick, now of Altoona, and was a teacher in the 
Sunday School at the time of his death. The deceased was a well-known trombone player 
and for three years was identified with the Johnstown High School Championship Band 
under the leadership of Ralph W. Wright. He was with the band on its trip to Joliet, Ill., 
In 1928, and was a member of the National High School Orchestra as a trombone player 
at Atlantic City in 1930. During the last few years he was member of the trombone 
quartet that has taken part in various church services in and about the city.