OBIT: Mary A. (Deal) RAVENSCRAFT, 1913, formerly of Somerset County, PA

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Ravenscraft, Mary A.
 
  On Sunday afternoon at one o'clock one of life's weary pilgrims laid down the 
heavy burden, after tabernacling here on earth for nearly four-score years, and 
entered the promised land, foot sore and weary, to enjoy the felicity and 
blessedness promised to those who are faithful to the end of life's journey. 
Mary A. Ravenscraft after enduring sickness and suffering for a period of about 
three years, died on Sunday, aged about 78 years. She was the widow of John 
Ravenscraft who died twenty years ago last April. Mrs. Ravenscraft's maiden name 
was Deal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Deal. The family had lived at 
Frostburg, Md., but about twenty-five years ago moved in the vicinity of Sand 
Patch, where Mr. Ravenscraft owned over 500 acres of timber land, and where he 
engaged extensively in lumbering and operated a saw mill. Mrs. Ravenscraft is 
survived by two sisters and two brothers viz: Mrs. Elias Lee of Vim, and Miss 
Nancy Deal, who is making her home with the family of Geo. Eichnor, near Vim; 
Jeremiah Deal of Greenville Township and Ambrose Deal of Elk Lick Township. She 
is also survived by eight children as follows: Lloyd of Sand Patch, John of 
Lonaconing, Md., Theodore and Howard of Sand Patch; Mrs. Sarah A. Lindeman, wife 
of John Lindeman, and Mrs. Elizabeth Caroline Livengood, wife of M. J. Livengood 
of Meyersdale; Mrs. Alice Ravenscraft, wife of J. R. Ravenscraft of Sand Patch, 
at the east end of the tunnel, Mrs. Ella Kerrigan, wife of M. J. Kerrigan of 
Connellsville. Twenty-five grandchildren survive her. She was a member of the 
Lutheran Church of Frostburg. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon 
at 2:00 o'clock. Interment was made in the Johnson Cemetery on the national 
pike, four miles east of Frostburg. The pastor of the Lutheran Church of 
Frostburg officiated at the funeral.

Meyersdale Commercial, June 19, 1913