OBIT: Howard Edward RHODES, 1947, Hesston, Huntingdon County, PA

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Howard Edward Rhodes

  Howard Edward Rhodes, of Hesston R.D. 1, succumbed to bronchial 
pneumonia at his home at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 1947.  He was 
born in Saltillo on January 25, 1871, the son of Thomas and Christina 
(Wagner) Rhodes.  He was thrice married.  His first wife, the former 
Bertha Foor, died in 1908.  His second wife, the former Ruth Foor, died 
in 1919.  He married Cleo Brenneman on January  17, 1936, in 
Marklesburg.  His wife and these children are surviving: Grant Rhodes, 
Sebring, Florida.; Mrs. Jane Conway; Karthus; Albert and Cloyd Rhodes, 
Aiten; Charles Rhodes, Philadelphia; Mrs. Alice Delancey, Altoona; 
Alton Rhodes, Huntingdon; George Rhodes, Baltimore, Maryland.; Mrs. 
Grace Weist, Everett; and Dallas and Ralph Rhodes, at home.  Other 
survivors include: two step-children, Mrs. Olive Ritchey of Altoona and 
Donald Grove, at home; four brothers and three sisters, Harvey Rhodes 
of Saltillo, Charles Rhodes of Mount Union; Jess and Raymond Rhodes, 
Mrs. Mary Kauffman and Mrs. Annie Walton of Altoona and Mrs. Ethel Hite 
of Salona; 49 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.  He was a member 
of the Church of the Brethren at Brumbaugh's Crossing.  In early days, 
he belonged to the Ray's Cove Christian Church in Bedford County.  By 
occupation Mr. Rhodes was a farmer.  The funeral service will be held 
in the Ray's Cove Christian Church, Bedford County, Pa., at 2 p.m. 
Wednesday.  The Reverend Coy Foor will officiate.  Interment will be in 
the adjoining cemetery.  Friends may call at the Bechtel Funeral Home, 
Huntingdon, any time until noon Wednesday.

Daily News, Huntingdon, Pa., January 6, 1947, page 10