OBIT: U. S. Grant KENDAL, 1915, native of Somerset County, PA

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Kendal, U. S. Grant

PASSING OF GRANT KENDALL, Prominent Man, Native of Somerset County, Dies at 
Michigan Sanitarium, His Career a very Successful One. U. S. Grant Kendall, one 
of Somerset's native citizens, who had gone forth from home and achieved 
success, died in the prime of his life on Christmas evening at the St. Joseph 
Sanitarium, Mt. Clemens, Mich. at the age of 49 years, 2 months and 29 days. Mr. 
Kendall was born in Greenville Township, his father being the late John Kendall. 
Early in life the young man began to prepare himself educationally for the 
career of an attorney. He attended school at the National Normal School at 
Lebanon, Ohio, then he entered the West Virginia State University at Morgantown; 
at this time in his career he accepted the principal ship of the Somerset 
Borough schools, continuing there for one year. With his chosen profession in 
mind he entered Yale University and remained there until he had completed both 
the classical course and that of law. He began the practice of his profession at 
Fairmont, W. Va. and later was the choice for the people for mayor of that 
thriving city. As his legal qualifications became known, he was elected to the 
bench, serving as judge in the intermediate courts. Subsequently Judge Kendall 
located in Detroit where he was succeeding in a marked degree. Some time ago Mr. 
Kendall became afflicted with cancer of the intestines. He was taken to the 
hospital where he died and while two very critical operations were performed but 
to no purpose. His physician at the sanitarium was Dr. Berry who is a brother of 
the Bishop. There were with Mr. Kendall during his last days; his brother, Hon 
S. A. Kendall, his sister, Miss Mattie and his nephew Leroy Rembold. The remains 
were brought to Meyersdale on Monday and taken to the home of Mr. Samuel Kendall 
in charge of undertaker Reich. On Wednesday afternoon funeral services were held 
at the house conducted by Rev. D. W. Michael and also at the Hochstetter Church 
by Rev. E. K. Hochstetter after which interment was made in the family burial 
plot at that place. The pall bearers were sin nephews of the deceased: The two 
sons of Mr. S. A. Kendall, Jno. W. of Haverford College and Samuel A. Jr. of 
Washington and Lee University; Eugene, son of Mr. J. L. Kendall, of Pittsburg, 
who is also a student at Haverford; Leroy Rembold, of Detroit, and Chas. Decker, 
both of Detroit, and Robt. Baker of Meyersdale, assistant at the B. & O. station 
at this place. Mr. Grant Kendall never married. The surviving brothers and 
sisters are: John C. Kendall, of Oakland, Md.; Hon. Samuel Kendall, of 
Meyersdale; Mrs. Joseph E. Baker, of Sand Patch' Mrs. Jno. W. Baker, Meyersdale; 
Mrs. Jno. H. Rembold, of Sand Patch; Miss Mattie Kendall, principal of Ward 
schools at Homestead. U. S. Grant Kendall's chief business qualifications in 
addition to his thorough preparation, was that he was attentive to a high 
degree, in anything entrusted to his care. He was a member of the Presbyterian 
Church.

Meyersdale Commercial, Dec. 30, 1915