OBIT: William Charles MOORE, 1942, Cairnbrook, Somerset County, PA

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WILLIAM C. MOORE

  Funeral services for William Charles Moore, 56, who died at his home in 
Cairnbrook, were held last Saturday, Dec. 9, at 9:30 a.m. at his late home, 
followed by a requiem mass in St. John the Baptist's Catholic Church.  Interment 
in St. John's cemetery, Windber.
  Mr. Moore, a son of James H. and Lena DuPont Moore, was born October 30, 1886, 
was well known in business and political circles for years.  He was operating a 
hotel in Cairnbrook up to the time of his death.  He was Somerset County sealer 
of weights and measures for eight years and was an unsuccessful candidate for 
the Republican nomination for County Treasurer, several times.  Mr. Moore was a 
resident of Meyersdale and Garrett for some years.  He was active in the Central 
City fire company and was a charter member of the Eagles Lodge in Windber.
  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jane Murphy Moore and seven children: Staff 
Sergeant Thomas Moore, located at Middletown; Miss Mary Rose, Mt. Aloysius 
College, Cresson, and Anna, Ellen, Herbert, Michael and William, all at home.  
Also a sister, Mrs. Leonard Meyers of Windber and a half-sister, Miss Margaret 
Moore.

Meyersdale Republican, December 24, 1942