OBIT: William GLOTFELTY, 1942, of interest in Somerset County, PA

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WILLIAM GLOTFELTY

  William Glotfelty, well known Garrett County, Md. farmer, died at his home 
near Bittinger at 4:30 o'clock Thursday morning, Jan. 29.  He had been in ill 
health for about a year.  Recently his condition had been rapidly growing worse 
and hope for his recovery was abandoned.  A son of the late Nimrod and Mary 
Broadwater Glotfelty, he was born at the homestead where he spent his entire 
life, April 28, 1865, and at the time of his death was aged 76 years, 9 months 
and 1 day.  For many years he successfully operated this farm in the "Glades" 
section, and despite ill health continued to direct its management until a short 
time ago.  During the past few months however, he has been assisted by his son, 
Nathan Glotfelty.
  On October 17, 1907 he married Miss Sarah Isabel Casteel, only daughter of the 
late T. W. Casteel, of Oakland, Md.  Surviving besides his wife, are a son, 
Nathan Glotfelty, at home, three daughters, Josephine H. Glotfelty, Cumberland, 
Mrs. Raymond (Isabel C.) Klotz, near Bittinger, and Lucille Glotfelty, at home, 
a brother, F. Josephus Glotfelty, near Bittinger, three sisters, Mrs. Martha 
Ferguson, Fairmont, W.Va., Mrs. Eva Cottrel, Wolf Summit, W.Va., and Mrs. Ida 
Friend, Friendsville, and one grandson, Wesley Klotz.
  Mr. Glotfelty united with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Hoyes many years 
ago and remained a faithful and devout member until his death.
  The Rev. R. L. Greynolds, pastor of the Friendsville church, conducted funeral 
services from the home at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.  Interment was in the 
family cemetery under the supervision of William Winterberg, local mortician.  
Six nephews of the deceased served as pallbearers, namely, Lawrence, Ernest and 
Emmett Friend, Kermit, Elwood and Orville Glotfelty.  Among those from a 
distance who came to attend the rites were Mrs. Harrison Wiley, Reisterstown; 
Mrs. Eva Cottrel, Mary Lee Cottrel, Wolf Summit, W.Va.; Mrs. Martha Ferguson, 
Miss Ruth Ferguson, and Mrs. Clyde Polling, Fairmont, W.Va., Miss Ruth Ann 
Polling, Oakland, Mrs. Ida Friend, Friendsville, and Mrs. Samuel Stricker, 
Finksburg.

Meyersdale Republican, February 5, 1942