OBIT: George K. DILLER, 1910, of Blue Ball, Lancaster County, PA

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FOUND DEAD IN FIELD.

George K. Diller of Blue Ball Expires Suddenly.

The dead body of George K. Diller, a prominent citizen of Blue Ball, in East 
Earl township, was found in a corn field on Sunday evening.  He was an extensive 
dealer in live stock and left his home on Saturday morning, telling his wife 
that he was going to his stables.  Instead he took a trolley car going towards 
Lancaster at 9:30.  He got off at the Mechanicsburg power house and walked for 
some distance along the Ephrata line.  When he reached Stoltzfus station he 
boarded a car bound for Ephrata and rode as far as the Brownstown road.

He was not seen alive again and when night came on and he did not put in an 
appearance at home, his family became alarmed, as he seldom remained away from 
home.  A search was started for him and he was traced as far as the Brownstown 
road.

Early Sunday evening George Lewis, of Vogansville, discovered the body in the 
corn field of Henry Metzler, near the Brownstown road.  It was feared that the 
man might have been robbed or murdered, but that was not the case.  There were 
no signs of foul play and Deputy Coroner Henninger made an investigation.  Drs. 
Winters and Hoffman made a post mortem examination and even the contents of the 
stomach were examined and showed no signs of poison.  It is believed that he 
died of an affection of the heart, with which he was taken in the corn field.  
For the past few days it had been noticed that the man was not right mentally 
and he acted rather queerly.

Mr. Diller was 56 years of age and a son of George and Margaret Diller.  For 
thirty years he had been an extensive dealer in live stock.  A son, George, was 
a partner with him until he died, several years ago.  Since then the business 
was carried on entirely by the deceased.  Their sales of cattle, horses and 
mules were the largest held in this county.  Deceased had a very wide 
acquaintance and was known over the entire eastern part of the state.  He leaves 
a wife and one daughter, Miss Mary.

The funeral took place on Wednesday morning and it was very largely attended.  
Many dealers in horses from this and other counties were in attendance.  Brief 
services were held at his late home at 10 o'clock, and at 10:30 services were 
held in the Lutheran church at New Holland, which was filled with mourners.  
Rev. J. G. Noss officiated and preached the sermon.


Terre Hill Times, Friday, September 30, 1910