Obituary: Elizabeth H. (Hibbs) Beal, Fayette Co,. PA File contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by Bob Hamilton bohamilt@msn.com 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 submitter PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ______________________________ This obituary came from an unknown paper. It was cut out and put into a scrapbook by its original owner. It was later photocopied and given to me in 2002. It is a transcription of this photocopied original with no corrections to its spelling or punctuation. ELIZABETH H. BEAL Mrs. Elizabeth H. Beal, died at her home in New Salem, Sunday morning February 26, 1928, after a lingering illness of two and one-half years. Elizabeth Wilson Hibbs, daughter of John and Jane Finley Hibbs, was born September 28, 1828, in Redstone township on the farm where Herbert Works is now located. She was the last of a family of eight children. In 1865 she was married to Benjamin F. Beal, of Menallen township and moved to a farm near Searights. In 1893 Mr. Beal died, and two years later his widow moved to German township. The Hibbs and Finley families were pioneers in the New Salem community. One daughter, Mrs Iden Vail and three grandchildren survive. A daughter died in 1901. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. with brief services at the home followed by additional services at the church in charge of the Rev. Harry W. Kilgore, pastor of the New Salem Presbyterian church of which Mrs. Beal had been a member for more than fifty years.