OBIT: Anna Martha (EDWARDS) WESTBROOK, 1948, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, PA

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MRS. ANNA WESTBROOK

Mrs. Anna Martha Westbrook of 515 Washington Street, Huntingdon, widow 
of C. M. Westbrook passed away in the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital on 
Sunday morning, March 21, 1948 at 4:20 p.m.  She had been a patient in 
the hospital for three months.  In her 83rd year, Mrs. Westbrook's 
death was due to the infirmities of old age.
 
The deceased was born on January 1, 1866 at Cooks Station, Huntingdon 
County, a daughter of Allen Edwards and Mary Ann (Price) Edwards.  
 
On September 13, 1892, she was united in marriage to C.M. Westbrook of 
Huntingdon, at Williamsburg.  They resided in Huntingdon where Mr. 
Westbrook continued a retail shoe business started by his grandfather 
in 1833.  Today two of the deceased's sons carry on the same business 
which is the oldest store in Huntingdon.
 
Mrs. Westbrook was a member of the First Methodist Church in 
Huntingdon.  In earlier days, she was quite active in the community and 
church affairs.
 
She is survived by three sons:  Edgar Westbrook of Warrior Oaks, 
Huntingdon, R.D.; A. Lawrence Westbrook, 408 Church Street, Huntingdon; 
and Kirk M. Westbrook of 501 Washington Street, Huntingdon.  A brother, 
Sherman Edwards of Bruning, Nebraska, three grandchildren and one great 
grandchild, also survive.
 
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at the 
Bechtel funeral home in Huntingdon.  The Rev. A. R. Turner will 
officiate at the services and interment will be made in Riverview 
Cemetery. 

Daily News, Huntingdon, PA, Monday, March 22, 1948