OBIT: John R. THOMPSON, 1899, Birmingham, Huntingdon County, PA

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JOHN R. THOMPSON.
Death of an Age and Respected Resident of Birmingham.

  John R. Thompson, an aged and highly respected citizen of Birmingham, 
Huntingdon county, passed into the eternal world at 4.30 o'clock 
yesterday morning, of dropsy.  He was born in the house in which he 
died on July 21, 1828, and was, therefore, nearly 71 years of age.  His 
wife preceded him to the grave by a few years.  He is survived by five 
daughters, Mrs. W. M. C. Craine and Mrs. Harry Taylor, of Altoona; Mrs. 
S. M. Snyder, of Birmingham, and Misses Mary, of Altoona, and Grace, at 
home.

Morning Tribune (Altoona), Wednesday, June 28, 1899

TYRONE TOPICS.

  Funeral obsequies of the late John R. Thompson will be held at the 
home in Birmingham to-morrow morning at 9.30 o'clock.  Services will be 
conducted by his pastor, Rev. J. R. Shipe.  Interment in the Methodist 
Episcopal cemetery at Birmingham.

Morning Tribune, Thursday, June 29, 1899

Funeral of John R. Thompson.
  
  The funeral of the late John R. Thompson took place at 9.30 o'clock 
yesterday morning at Birmingham, and was largely attended by his friend 
and neighbors.  The services were in charge of the pastor of the 
Methodist Episcopal church at Birmingham, who was assisted by several 
of his ministerial brethren.  The prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. 
Wall, the Scripture lessons were read by the Revs. T. S. Wilcox and F. 
W. Biddle, while the addresses were delivered by the Revs. J. R. Shipe 
and Curtin G. Roop.  The large attendance and the demeanor of the 
company furnished striking evidence of the respect in which the 
deceased was held.

Morning Tribune (Altoona), Saturday, July 1, 1899