Clearfield County PA Archives Obituaries.....Richards, Adelaide (Higgins) October 21, 1938 ************************************************ 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: Carl Richards twoclaws@embarqmail.com December 24, 2010, 9:27 am The Clearfield Progress, Clearfield, Pa, Saturday October 29, 1938 The Clearfield Progress, Clearfield, Pa, Saturday October 29, 1938 Page Eight Mrs. Adalaide Richards passed away at her home at 2:55 a m Friday morning October 21,1938 after an illness of two weeks. Mrs. Richards was born July 10, 1862. in Maryland a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Higgins. She came to Houtzdale when she was four years of age. She was entered in marriage March 19, 1882 to William Thomas Richards who preceded her in death Dec. 21,1933. To this union eleven children were born seven sons and four daughters. Five children preceded their mother in death. The six surviving are Mr. E. R. Richards, Ebensville, Pa; Mr. Charles W. Richards, Ginter, Pa; Mrs. Martin Dunlap, Tyrone; Mrs. Stuard Mayes, Lockhaven; Mrs. Clarence Washinger, Lewistown; Mr. Carl Richards Smith Mills, and also one brother and sister. Miss Jane Goose, Houtzdale and Mr. Elmer Higgins, Houtzdale. Funeral services were conducted at the home on Sunday afternoon, October 23 Rev F. William Lickfield pastor of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Philipsburg officiated. Interment was in the I.O.O.F Cemetery at Brisbin. Additional Comments: E.R Richards is son Ellsworth Rawlings Richards, Mrs.Martin Dunlap is daughter Ruth;Mrs.Stuard Mayes is daughter Dorothy;Mrs Clarence Washinger is daughter Grace. Daughter Mae H.(Richards) Stanley preceeded her in death,1933. Adelaide's step-sister Jane Goose whose father was Abraham (Abe) Goose This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb