OBIT: Martha (GARLAND) HAMOR, 1919, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm _______________________________________________ MRS. MARTHA GARLAND HAMOR. Mrs. Martha Garland Hamor, aged 77 years, 1 month and 8 days, died on Tuesday at 7:45 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. A. Meckbach, 520 Oneida street, Huntingdon, with whom she had made her home. She had been in declining health for some time but was only seriously ill during the last four weeks. Mrs. Hamor was a daughter of David and Martha (Kellerman) Garland, pioneer residents of the Spruce Creek valley, and was born at Barree. She was married to James J. Hamor and for a number of years had lived in Blair county. Later the family moved to Northumberland and became residents of Huntingdon early in the 90's. Mr. Hamor died over twenty years ago. Mrs. Hamor was a devout member of the Lutheran church, a woman possessed of a most genial disposition and had many friends who regret exceedingly her passing away. Surviving to mourn her death are a sister, Mrs. Mary Fernwalt, of Fort Wayne, Ind., and the following children: Mrs. John I. Kepner and Miss Ethel F. Hamor, of Sunbury; William H. Hamor, of Tyrone; Robert S. Hamor, of Marion, O.; Mrs. Lane McDonald, of Smithfield, and Mrs. E. A. Meckbach. Funeral services will be held at her late home at 2:30 Friday afternoon, followed by interment in Riverview cemetery. Services will be conducted by the Rev. F. R. Wagner, pastor of St. James Lutheran church. Altoona Tribune, Thursday, January 23, 1919, page 9