Obituaries: Clair SHIREY 1929: Clarion County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jane Dunkle. gene.bjd@westpa.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ Clair Shirey died January 19, 1929 Friends of Clair Shirey were shocked to hear of his death which occurred on January 19, 1929. Clair was the youngest son of Clinton and Sarah (Ben) Shirey and was born and raised in Monroe Township, near Reidsburg. After he grew to manhood he went to Canada, took up a homestead, and worked in the oil fields. A few weeks before his death he got badly burnt while at work on an oil well and blood poisoning set in. He was taken to a hospital where he died. He leaves to mourn their loss one brother, Bird Shirey of Freedom, Pa., and one sister, Anna Williams, also of Freedom. His father died last July and his mother two years ago. He was in his 39th year and was buried at Medicine, Canada.