OBIT: Mary Ann (GANDY) BIRD, 1942, Addison Twp., Somerset County, PA

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MARY ANN BIRD

  Mrs. Mary Ann (Gandy) Bird died Saturday morning, October 3, 1942, at 8 
o'clock at her home in Addison Township after an illness of three years.  She 
was born at Newburg, Preston County, W.Va., December 29, 1875, at her death 
being aged 66 years, 9 months and 4 days.  She leaves to mourn her loss her 
husband, Charles H. Bird and two children, Paul H. Bird of New York, N.Y., and 
Mrs. David Guhl of Connellsville, Pa.; also one sister, Mrs. Ira DeBerry of 
Terra Alta, Preston County, W.Va., and a number of friends from Terra Alta, 
W.Va., where she formerly lived.  She was married to Charles H. Bird about 25 
years ago.  She belonged to the Eastern Star and Bachelor Brothers Club of Terra 
Alta.  She was a member of the Ladies Aid Society of Addison and was a teacher 
of the Kum Join Us class of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She will be greatly 
missed in this community.
  Funeral services were held at 2:30, Tuesday, October 6, in the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, by her pastor, Rev. Mary Richey.  The floral tributes were 
many and beautiful.  Members of the Kum Join Us class acted as flower girls, 
namely: Mrs. Edith Wright, Mrs. Mary Augustine, Mrs. Bess Williams, Mrs. Mae 
Turney, Mrs. Mame Wright, Mrs. Bessie Greaves, Mrs. Effie Nicklow and Mrs. Reba 
Shope.  The pallbearers were Howard Wass, George Jeffreys, Elzy Glover, Troy 
Glass, Earl Bowser and William Fazee.  Interment was made in the family lot in 
Addison Cemetery by funeral director Harry B. Rishebarger.

Meyersdale Republican, October 15, 1942