OBIT: Eli CLITES, 1945, Boynton, Somerset County, PA

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ELI CLITES

  Eli Clites, retired miner of Boynton, died at his home at 12:08 p.m. on 
Saturday, April 7th, of coronary occlusion.  Mr. Clites had gone outside the 
house to mow his lawn, but had not yet started to do the job, when he fell over, 
dying almost instantly.  He was aged 78 years, 10 months and 21 days.
  Mr. Clites was born in Bedford County, Pa., in the vicinity of Madley, on May 
17, 1868, the son of Solomon and Mary (Sturtz) Clites.  He was married to Martha 
J. Shirey in Bedford County in 1893, and came to Boynton about 44 years ago.  He 
worked as a coal miner until about six years ago, when he retired.
  In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Margaret, wife of 
William O'Donnell of Boynton, and Hazel, at home; five sons, George Walter of 
Portage, Pa.; S. Homer, Camden, Del.; John Benjamin, Shippensburg, Pa.; Edward 
Preston, San Mateo, Cal.; and Curtis Elwood, Friedens; two brothers, Silas and 
John, both of Buffalo Mills; 17 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
  Funeral services were conducted at his home at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 
10th, and again at the Lutheran Church in Madley at 2:30 p.m.  Interment in the 
Madley cemetery in charge of Stanley M. Thomas, funeral director.

Meyersdale Republican, April 12, 1945