Obituaries: John A. SHIREY 1937: Jefferson County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jane Dunkle. gene.bjd@westpa.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net John A. Shirey died February 21, 1937 John A. Shirey, aged 80 years died at his home in Timblin Sunday afternoon, February 21, 1937, following an illness of several weeks. The son of Simon and Rosanna (Hass) Shirey, he was born October 6, 1856 in Armstrong county. He was united in marriage to Lemina Shaffer 55 years ago. Mrs. Shaffer preceded her husband in death by two years. Mr. and Mrs. Shirey celebrated their gold wedding anniversary in 1931. Mr. Shirey was a member of the Evangelical church of Timblin, and of the I.O.O.F. of that place. In earlier life he taught school for many years in Jefferson county, and later became interested in farming Three daughters survive, namely: Mrs. George Schrecengost, Clarion; Mrs. T.I. Miller, Mayport, and Mrs. Boyd Neel of Eddyville. Twenty-one grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. John Shick of Pierce; Jesse and Charles of Mayport, and Charles of Oklahoma, also survive. Funeral services were held from the Timblin Evangelical church at 10 oÕclock this (Wednesday) morning, followed by interment in the Timblin, cemetery.