OBIT: Mrs. Frank MIERLY, 1889, near Cassville, Huntingdon County, PA

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  Mrs. Frank Mierly, long ill, died of consumption last week.  Her face bore 
the marks of long and exquisite suffering, but suffering that had transformed 
her from terrestrial to celestial beauty, as fire changes limestone to marble 
and coal to diamond.  She resided near Cassville.  There was something about 
her that gentled us all.  She brought with her an atmosphere of sweetness, of 
patience, of submission, of resignation; and yet she seemed to be all the 
time making the paths easier for somebody's feet.  We don't know her age but 
she lived long enough to leave a fragrant memory in all our hearts, and make 
us feel the truth of that beatitude, "Blessed are the peacemakers for they 
shall be called the children of God."

Altoona Tribune, March 21, 1889