OBIT: Louisa "Lou" (HALL) STATES, 1959, native of Huntingdon County, PA

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Huntingdon Woman Dies In Florida Hospital

  A Huntingdon woman whose husband died in Florida of a heart attack 
seven weeks ago passed away early Wednesday morning in a Florida 
hospital.
  Mrs. Louisa Hall States of 1523 Washington Street, Huntingdon, 
expired at 12:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 8, 1959, in Mease Hospital, 
Duneden, Fla. She had been in failing health since December, 1958.
  The deceased was born in Huntingdon on July 28, 1876, a daughter of 
Jacob and Minnie (Zilius) Hall. She was united in marriage to Andrew C. 
States of Huntingdon on July 9, 1896. Mr. States died unexpectedly of a 
heart attack in Florida on Feb. 16, 1959.
  Mr. and Mrs. States left Huntingdon on Jan. 12, 1959 for Florida to 
visit their son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Lynn Rankin of 
Clearwater, Fla. Mrs. States was seriously ill at the time of her 
husband's passing.
  The Huntingdon woman was a member of the Fifteenth Street Methodist 
Church for many years. She taught in the Beginner's Department of the 
church Sunday School for many years. She was a former member of the 
Huntingdon Order of Eastern Star.
  She is survived by the following six children: Mrs. Pearl Norris, 
Drexel Hill; Mrs. M. C. (May) Martin, Alexandria; Mrs. Lynn (Lillian) 
Rankin, Clearwater, Fla.; Mrs. Ray (Mildred) Gibbs, Largo, Fla.; Donald 
States, Mount Union and Mrs. John (Betty) Bell, Arlington, Va. She also 
is survived by eight grandchildren and the following sisters: Mrs. 
Cloyd Foster, Mrs. Ida Minsker, Mrs. Elsie Kylor, all of Huntingdon; 
Mrs. Margaret Goodman, Altoona, Mrs. Catherine Burris and Mrs. Mame 
Doede, both of Harrisburg
  Funeral services will be held on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock 
in Brown's funeral home in Huntingdon. The Rev. Ferdinand Derk will 
officiate and interment will be made in Riverview Cemetery. Friends 
will be received at the funeral home after 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Huntingdon Daily News, Thursday, April 9, 1959