OBIT: Harvey HAY, 1931, Salisbury, Somerset County, PA

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HARVEY HAY

  Harvey Hay, one of Salisbury's best beloved and most popular citizens, died in 
the Hazel McGilvery Hospital, Meyersdale, Monday morning, Dec. 21, at the age of 
74 years, 7 months and 3 days.
  During the most of his life Mr. Hay was blessed with good health, but some 
years ago he became afflicted with diabetes.  However, by taking the best of 
care of himself, and being governed by the advice of physicians, he in time 
became practically rid of the malady.  It was not until within the last year or 
two that other complications set in, such as hardening of the arteries and heart 
disease, that his condition at times became alarming, and caused him 
considerable suffering.  Most of the time, however, he felt fairly well, and was 
able to be up and about, and as a member of the oldest mercantile firm in 
Salisbury, was attending to business at the store nearly every day.
  Several weeks ago he made a business and pleasure trip to Baltimore, Md., 
which seemed to tax his physical strength a little too much, and after his 
return home he soon became quite ill, and from that time on his strength failed 
rapidly.  A nurse was employed to take care of him in his home, and for a short 
time thereafter his condition seemed to improve slightly, and then take another 
turn for the worse.  Last week it was deemed advisable to take him to the 
hospital, where it was found soon thereafter that still more complications had 
set in, and that all that could be done for him was to make him as comfortable 
as possible until death relieved him of all suffering.  He was in a state of 
coma most of the time during the last few days he lived.
  Mr. Hay was known all his life as a man of kind and courteous disposition, and 
few men have the knack of making and retaining more friends than he.  For that 
reason his death is mourned by all who knew him.  He was born and reared in 
Salisbury, and was the eldest son of the late Peter S. and Elizabeth Dively Hay.  
He was never married, and, with the exception of about a year spent in Kansas 
City, Mo., in a mercantile establishment owned by his uncle, the late Michael 
Diveley, all of his life was spent in or near Salisbury.  It was in 1881 that he 
went to Kansas City, and between that year and 1890, he conducted a branch store 
in West Salisbury for his father for almost six years.
  His father embarked in the general merchandising business in Salisbury in 
1853, and it was about the year 1872 that Harvey started on his career as a 
merchant, in the store of his father, and under his able direction.  His father 
died in 1903, and the P. S. Hay store has from that time to the present been 
conducted by his sons, Harvey and Russell.  It is the oldest merchantile 
establishment in Salisbury, as well as one of the oldest in Somerset County.
  Harvey Hay is survived by two brothers, Russell, of Salisbury, and George C., 
of Pittsburgh.  Three sisters and one brother have preceded their brother in 
death.  Julia, Araminta and John Marshall died in infancy, many years ago. 
Jennie, the other sister, first wife of the late Dr. Albert M. Lichty, preceded 
her brother Harvey in death by 24 years to the day. 
  The funeral service of the brother whose death Salisbury is now mourning was 
held at the P.S. Hay residence, East Ord Street, Wednesday afternoon, the 23rd 
inst., at 2 o'clock, and was attended by a large concourse of saddened relatives 
and friends.  The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful.  The service was 
conducted by Rev. E. D. Bright, of Thurmont, Md., a former pastor of the 
deceased who was a faithful member of the Reformed Church, as well as a member 
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of the Knights of Pythias. He was 
probably the oldest Odd Fellow in Salisbury, and was also a charter member of 
the local K of P Lodge.
  Interment was made in the i.O.O.F. Cemetery.  The pallbearers were J. C. Lowry 
of Somerset, Joseph H. Stotler of Baltimore, Md., Christian S. and John C. 
Lichliter, Mark T. Bender and Fred H. Petry.  Out of respect for the memory of 
the deceased, practically all of the business places in Salisbury were closed 
during the funeral.

Meyersdale Republican, December 24, 1931