OBIT:  George SHOCKEY, 1907, Rouzerville, Franklin County, PA

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SHOCKEY - George Shockey died at 9:10 o'clock, last night, at his home near 
Blue Mountain creamery, Rouzerville, after an illness of two years from lung 
trouble.  He was aged 35 years. Mr. Shockey was employed as fireman in the 
power house of the C., G., & W., St. Ry. [Railway] Co. until two years ago, 
when he was compelled to give up his position there because of ill health.  
When he recovered his strength in part he obtained employment in the 
maintenance of way department of the trolley company and was thus employed 
until two weeks ago when he was seized with severe hemorrhages.  Monday of 
last week he was seized a second time and he quickly failed after that. Mr. 
Shockey was born near Roadside, the son of Christian Shockey.  He was twice 
married, his first wife being Miss [Sallie or Sarah] Needy, daughter of 
George Needy, and his second Miss Elsie Sheely, daughter of Samuel F. Sheely, 
manager of J. M. Newcomer's warehouse on South Church Street. He was a young 
man of pleasant disposition and of much energy as long as his strength 
lasted.  He had many friends who will mourn his early death. He is survived 
by his widow, by five children---------  two by his first wife, Mary, who 
makes her home with her grandfather Needy, and  [Charles] Leslie, who resides 
with his grandfather Shockey, and three by his second wife, Albert, Howard 
and [George] Elmer.  He is survived, also, by his parents and these brothers 
and sister:  John, Missouri; Henry and Daniel Shockey, of the vicinity of 
Rouzerville; and Mrs. Sherman  [Mary Esther Centennial Shockey] Carr, 
Roadside Avenue; and Mrs. Samuel [Annie] Hollinger, Greencastle. Funeral 
Thursday. Meet at house at 9 a.m.; service in Price's church at 11 a.m., 
conducted by Rev. J. B. Ruthcraft [spelling ?]; interment in graveyard 
adjoining.

Blue Ridge Zephyr, Waynesboro, PA, Tuesday Evening, 10 Dec. 1907