Centre County PA Archives Obituaries.....Pletcher, Mrs Eliza 12/23/1936 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Beverly Telfer Source: Democratic Watchman & Centre Democrat, Bellefonte Mrs Eliza (Mease) Pletcher - 12/23/1936 12/24/1936 - Mrs. Eliza PLETCHER, Howard's oldest resident died at her ho me at 9 o'clock Wednesday night, of last week following a week's illness caused by pleurisy and a heart ailment. She was 84 years, 11 months and 8 days old at the time of her death. Mrs. PLETCHER was born one mile eas t of Howard January 8, 1852 a daughter of George and Elizabeth WELLS MEAS E, both now deceased, and when a young girl moved with her family to Mile sburg on a canal boat. She was married, January 16, 1872 to H. Shuman PL ETCHER, who died in 1927. She had been an active member of the Howard Me thodist church for 72 years. She leaves the following children: Mrs. Emm a CASEMAN, Sullivan County; Miss Alice PLETCHER and George PLETCHER both of Philadelphia; Eugene of New York.