OBIT: Susan (Hemminger) HOOVER, 1940, Garrett, Somerset County, PA

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SUSAN HOOVER

Funeral of Mrs. Susan Hoover

  Mrs. Susan (Hemminger) Hoover, aged 85, widow of James Hoover, Civil War 
veteran, died early Thursday morning, October 24, at the home of her son, 
Richard, in Garrett.  She was ill for only a few days, and died from infirmities 
of old age.  Up to the last week she did her own housework and frequently was 
shopping in town.  She was the oldest person in town.
  Surviving are these children: Mrs. Lizzie Kimmel of Jasonville, Ind., Mrs. 
Bertha Haywood of Valier, Ill., Adella Hoover of Somerset, Harrison Hoover of 
Mankato, Minn., Earl Hoover and Richard Hoover of Garrett.  A number of 
grandchildren and great-grandchildren also survive.
  Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Garrett Lutheran 
Church with interment in the local cemetery.

Meyersdale Republican, November 7, 1940