Elk-McKean County PA Archives Obituaries.....McCracken, Dorothy Etta Smith August 31, 1995 ************************************************ 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: Chris Painter chrispainter1966@sbcglobal.net January 8, 2009, 10:36 pm Bradford [PA] Era, 1 Sep 1995 The Bradford Era, Bradford, PA September 1, 1995 Dorothy McCracken Dorothy E. McCracken, 99, 46 Buchanan Hollow died Thurs. morning in her home. She was born July 12, 1896, Gardner Hill, a daughter of Edward and Emma Yale Smith. On December 24, 1912, in Tyler, she married George B. McCracken, who died October 15, 1972. A resident of Bradford most of her life, Mrs. McCracken was a member of the First Free Methodist Church, was a Sunday School teacher for many years and was a member of the Women's Missionary Society of the church. Surviving are one son, Paul McCracken of Bradford; 15 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Harry Smith of Tyler; two sisters, Dora Smith of Tyler and Gladys Beldon of Sterling Run; and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three daughters, Mildred Benson, Laura McNeely, and Lois Scott; one son, Robert McCracken; four grandchildren, five brothers and one sister. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm today at the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, South Avenue. Funeral and committal services will be held at 11 am Saturday in the First Free Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert Brest pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Willow Dale Cemetery. Additional Comments: This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb