OBIT: Margaret (Glotfelty) LOWRY, 1913, Greenville Twp., Somerset County, PA

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Lowry, Margaret

  Mrs. Margaret Lowry, one of the highly respected and well known women of 
Keystone Street extension, passed away on Sunday morning when mid-night's hour 
had struck. She was the widow of John B. Lowry who died about ten years ago. She 
was born February 7, 1848, and died September 21, 1913, and was aged 65 years, 7 
months and 14 days. She was married on January 5, 1868, to John B. Lowry of 
Greenville Township. To this union was born a family of eleven children, three 
of whom preceded their mother to the grave. The following children survive her: 
Mrs. Ezra Geiger, Josiah J. Lowry, Mrs. George McKenzie, and Mrs. Wilson Miller 
of Sand Patch; Mrs. Catherine Shroyer, Akron, O., Wm. P. Lowry, Humbert, Pa., 
Sarah and Edgar J. at home. She is also survived by twenty grandchildren and the 
following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Noah Lint, Greenville Township; Israel 
Glotfelty of Garrett County, Md., Solomon Glotfelty of Sand Patch, Mrs. Noah 
Newman of Elk Lick, and Mrs. H. C. Werner of Meyersdale. She was the daughter of 
Jeremiah Glotfelty of blest memory of Greenville Township. On September 4th, she 
was stricken with fever, and Dr. Hemminger, the family physician had charge of 
her, when it was thought that the best attention could be given her at the 
hospital, consequently on the Monday following the first indications of her 
disease, she was taken to the Allegany Hospital in Cumberland, where she died 
nearly two weeks later. Her remains were brought to Meyersdale on Sunday 
afternoon on train No. 15. While at the hospital members of her family made 
frequent visits to her bedside. Mrs. Lowry had been a lifelong and consistent 
member of the Reformed Church. In her later years she held her membership in the 
Amity Reformed Church. She was regular in attendance and an interested member of 
the Sunday school. The Sunday before she was stricken with the fatal disease, 
she for the last time attended preaching service and Sunday school. The day 
before, she had been one of the most enthusiastic persons in attendance of the 
Werner reunion at Riverside Park. The funeral services were held at the house on 
Keystone Street on Tuesday morning at 10:00 o'clock. The remains were taken to 
the Lutheran Church in Greenville Township, where more extended services were 
held by her pastor, assisted by Rev. L. P. Young of Elk Lick. Interment took 
place in the adjoining cemetery. Thus another well known person was consigned to 
her last resting place.

Meyersdale Commercial, Sept. 25, 1913