Huntingdon-Blair County PA Archives Obituaries.....States, Essie Laura Watkins October 6, 1947 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jean Wall jeanraewall@hotmail.com August 20, 2010, 4:23 pm The Daily News, Huntingdon, PA 10/06/1947 Mrs.Essie Laura States Mrs. Essie Laura States of McConnellstown wife of -Archie B. States, died in the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital at 2:45 o'clock this Monday morning. Born in Coupon, Blair County, on May 19, 1806, she was the daughter of James and Mary (Martz) Watkins. She was married to Archie B. States on Feb. 4, 1927, in Marklesburg. Her husband and eight children are surviving: James, Belva, Donald, Isabel, Alma, Fred, Gary and Iva Darlene, all at home. Also surviving are three sisters and a brother, Mrs., James Hill of Altoona, Mrs. Gardie Dean and James Watkins, both of McConnellstown, and Mrs. Howard Briggs of Hesston. Mrs. States was a member of the McConnellstown Methodist Church, a good wife and mother, she was highly regarded and enjoyed a wide circle of friends The funeral service, will be held in the McConnellstown Methodist Church at 2:30 p. m. Thursday. The Rev. Paul Myers will officiate. Interment will be in the McConnellstown Cemetery. Friends will be received at the late residence after 2:30 p. m. Tuesday, Huff funeral service. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb