OBIT: Mary Kathryn SHOPE, 1932, Harnedsville, Somerset County, PA

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MARY KATHRYN SHOPE

  Mary Kathryn Shope died at the Dr. C. W. Frantz Hospital, Confluence, at 7 
p.m., Wednesday evening, June 8th, after a short illness, suffering from a heart 
attack.  Miss Shope, accompanied by Miss Alice Hunter, left her home on Tuesday 
afternoon, driving to Meyersdale, where they visited relatives and friends.  
Returning home, a short distance out of Meyersdale, motor trouble was 
encountered and the pair of young ladies pushed the car to the side of the road.  
Miss Shope was taken quite ill, and flagging a passing motorist, was removed to 
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Groves, where she remained until Wednesday noon.  
Her condition not improving, an ambulance was summoned, and she was brought to 
the local hospital, where she passed away.
  Mary K. Shope was born at Morgantown, W.Va., October 21st, 1909, a daughter of 
Clyde A. and Zella B. Shope.  She was aged 22 years, 7 months and 17 days.  She 
spent most of her younger life at Watson, Pa., the family moving to Confluence 
in 1921, remaining there until 1928, when they removed to Harnedsville, where 
they have since resided.  Miss Shope graduated from the Confluence public 
schools, and was for over a year a student in Confluence High School, leaving 
there to enter the employ of Beggs Brothers Company, Confluence printers.  She 
afterwards entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Telephone Company as telephone 
operator in the Confluence exchange.  For some time during 1931 she was employed 
by the Phillips-Jones Corporation at Meyersdale, leaving their service last fall 
and returning to her home.  For the past year she has been suffering from heart 
attacks, with one serious attack last spring.
  Miss Shope was for many years a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
South, at Mill Run, Md., and was, since making her home at Harnedsville, a 
member of the Harnedsville Methodist Episcopal Sunday School.  She had a host of 
friends throughout the district, having made a reputation while in the telephone 
exchange for kindness and courtesy to the telephone patrons which is seldom 
excelled.  She was a sincere Christian, and a kind and loving friend to every 
one who knew her.  The funeral was one of the largest held in this district for 
some time, showing the respect and esteem in which she was held by her friends.
  She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde A. Shope, one brother, 
Llewellyn, at home, her grandmother, Mrs. Nancy Griffith, and her grandfather, 
Edward A. Shope, both of whom make their home with the Shopes.  One brother, 
Myron E. Shope, preceded her to the grave in September, 1927, having died from a 
snake bite.
  Funeral services were held at her late home at Harnedsville, Friday afternoon 
at 2 o'clock.  Rev. C. G. Russel of the Jockey Hollow Methodist Episcopal 
Church, South, officiating, assisted by Rev. W. L. Morgan of the Confluence M. 
E. Church, and Rev. John Rodahaver.  The Harnedsville M. E. Choir sang, "Does 
Jesus Care," and "Some Day He'll Make it Plain."  Pallbearers, members of the 
Harnedsville M.E. Sunday School class to which Miss Shope belonged were Albert 
Rodahaver, Everett Rodahaver, Albert Backett, Kenneth Leslie, Jack Cross and Ted 
Goller.  Interment was made in the Addison Cemetery.  Charles B. Humbert was the 
funeral director in charge.
  Those from a distance who attended the funeral included Mr. and Mrs. Asa E. 
Griffith, daughter Eleanor and son Elmer of Prospect Park; Mrs. W. M. Goodwin 
and Miss Besse Griffith, Cumberland, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Griffith, Barton, 
Md.; Ray Griffith, Akron, Ohio; Mrs. P. H. Broadwater, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence 
Brenninger, Mrs. Hattie Doolittle, and Claude Broadwater, Bittinger, Md.; Mr. 
and Mrs. Lawrence Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith, Robert, Dorothy and Clyde 
Smith, Tarentum; Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Derr, New Kensington, and Mrs. Harry 
Anderson, Imler, as well as a host of relatives and friends from various places 
in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Meyersdale Republican, June 16, 1932