OBIT: Alvin F. GETTY, 1930, of interest in Somerset County, PA

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ALVIN F. GETTY

  Alvin F. Getty, died in Los Angeles, Cal., last Friday.  Mrs. Getty is enroute 
east with his body which will arrive at Meyersdale at 11:52 Saturday morning, 
and will be taken at once to Grantsville, Md., by Undertaker William Winterberg 
of that place, for burial in the Grantsville Cemetery.  The hour for the funeral 
services and burial has not yet been fixed.
  Mr. Getty was the second son of the late Senator William Getty of Grantsville, 
where he was born and reared.  For forty years he was general bookkeeper for the 
First National Bank of Cumberland, Md., and was given a leave of absence about 
two years ago as a reward for long and faithful service.  His eyes, which had 
been giving him some trouble previous to that time became gradually worse, his 
vision being impaired so as to render further work impossible.  Last year he and 
Mrs. Getty went to Los Angeles where his health appeared excellent.  Death came 
suddenly, following a heart attack of twenty-four hours duration.
  Besides his wife, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ella Keller, of 
Grantsville, and Mrs. Bruce Lichty, of Meyersdale, and four brothers, Dr. Oliver 
G. Getty, Clarence, John O., and Charles Getty preceded him in death.

Meyersdale Republican, July 24, 1930

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ALVIN F. GETTY

Grantsville, Maryland

Funeral of Alvin F. Getty 

  The funeral of Alvin F. Getty of Cumberland, Md., who died July 18 in Los 
Angeles, Cal., from an acute heart attack at the home of his cousin, Mrs. George 
Getty, was held at Grantsville Sunday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. 
Ella B. Keller, with interment in the family lot in the Grantsville Cemetery.  
Rev. A. S. Bell, pastor of the Grantsville Methodist Church, officiated.  Earl 
Townshend, of Huntington, W.Va., a nephew of Mrs. Getty, sang very beautifully, 
two selections, "Lead Kindly Light" and "Abide With Me."
  The active pallbearers were nephews of the deceased: Dr. G. G. Getty, 
Lonaconing; D. B. and Oliver G. Getty, Meyersdale; W. D. Getty and Charles O. 
Keller, and Dr. B. T. Keller, Grantsville.
  The honorary pall-bearers were Henry Shriver, president, and the following 
members of the executive and clerical staff of the First National Bank of 
Cumberland: H. A. Pitzer, T. B. Finan, Oliver H. Bruce, Jr., H. C. Landis, J. A. 
Nave, Grant A. Weibel, Clarence F. Shaefer, H. A. Pitzer, Jr., Floyd C. Boor, 
Guy C. Chadwick, Rebeckah H. Otto, Mabel Piper and Angela Ward.
  Flowers were in beautiful profusion, coming from the bank staff, friends and 
relatives of the family, many being sent from Los Angeles.
  Mrs. Getty left Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 22, with the body of her husband, 
arriving at Meyersdale at 11:52 a.m. Saturday, and being met there by Undertaker 
Wm. Winterberg who immediately conveyed the body to Grantsville.
  Alvin F. Getty was the second son of the late State Senator William Reed Getty 
of Garrett County.  He was born in Grantsville, May 3, 1857, and was aged 73 
years, 2 months and 15 days.  He spent his youth in his native town, and on Oct. 
18, 1887, married Miss Mary Kepner of Oakland, Md., who survives.  For forty 
years he was the general bookeeper of the First National Bank of Cumberland.  
Two years ago he was given leave of absence from the bank because of failing 
sight.  He and Mrs. Getty had spent the past year in Los Angeles.  Besides his 
widow, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ella B. Keller, Grantsville; Mrs. 
Bruce Lichty, Meyersdale, and one brother, Leonard E. Getty, Washington, D.C.
  Among the out-of-town relatives of the family present at the funeral were Mrs. 
Mattie Alexander, Miss Margaret and Ernest Townshend, Huntington, W.Va.; Mr. and 
Mrs. E. H. Reppert, Flemington, W.Va.; Mrs. Florence Porter, Oakland, Md.; Mrs. 
Ida Kepner and family of Scottdale, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lantz, Piedmont; 
Dr. and Mrs. G. G. Getty, Lonaconing, besides many relatives and friends from 
Meyersdale, Cumberland and other points.
  Mrs. Getty will return to Cumberland this week, making her home with her 
sister, Mrs. Alice Steiner, on Fayette Street.

Meyersdale Republican, July 31, 1930