OBIT: Winfield S. HUYETTE, 1918, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm _______________________________________________ WINFIELD S. HUYETTE Special to the Tribune. Huntingdon, June 10. - Winfield Scott Huyette, one of Huntingdon county's most prominent farmers, died at his home in Porter township on Monday morning at 3 o'clock, of heart failure following an attack of acute indigestion which he first experienced about three weeks ago. Mr. Huyette was a son of Colonel John Huyette and Mrs. (Anna C. Harnish) Huyette and was born on April 27, 1849. At the time of his death he was aged 69 years, 1 month and 13 days. He lived all his life at Stone Hall on the Huyette homestead which has been in the possession of the family for 160 years. He married on December 27, 1872, Miss Laura Neff, a daughter of Andrew and Anna (Frank) Neff. His wife survives with five children who are living. They are: Rev. Charles A. Huyette, a minister of the Reformed church, Tremont, Pa.; Mrs. Charles Wensel, of Barree; Mrs. Edward Whittaker, of Huntingdon; Norman Huyette, at home in charge of the farm; and Mrs. Lloyd Green, of Claysburg. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Fannie Beck, of Chewsville, Maryland. Mr. Huyette was a consistent member of the Reformed church of Alexandria. He was chairman of the executive committee of the Huntingdon county farm bureau, and a prominent member of the grange. He was instrumental in securing one of the first state highways in Pennsylvania leading from Huntingdon past the Reformatory to Warrior Ridge and later extended past his home to and beyond Alexandria. He was locally famous for his twenty-foot silage corn and high-producing herd of Holstein cattle, together with his genial interest in friends and the general good of the community. His was always a home of hospitality, and distinguished men, the wayfarer as well, have sat at his board. Funeral services will be held at the residence on Wednesday afternoon, conducted by his pastor, Rev. Charles W. Levan, followed by interment in the Presbyterian cemetery of Alexandria. Altoona Tribune, Tuesday, June 11, 1918, page 8