OBIT: Elizabeth (REIBER) SHOW, 1942, Confluence, Somerset County, PA

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ELIZABETH REIBER SHOW

Confluence's Oldest Citizen Almost Attained the Age of 101 Years

  Mrs. Elizabeth Reiber Show, born in Wellersburg, Somerset County, Pa., April 
1, 1841, passed away at her home in Confluence on December 18, 1941, at the age 
of 100 years, 8 months and 18 days.  She was the daughter of John and Mary 
Reiber, the oldest of 8 children and the last one to pass to the great beyond.
  She was the mother of four children: Luther (deceased); Mrs. Zetta Kurtz, Mrs. 
Mary Bird, and Grace Show, all of Confluence.  The latter had been her constant 
companion since her father passed away.  She is also survived by five 
grandchildren: Edith Cunningham, Leah Morman, Everett Show, Carl Show and Mrs. 
June Peterson.  Also six great-grandchildren: Jane and George Cunningham, Nancy, 
Thomas and Joan Peterson, and Eugene Show.
  She was reared in a home that was strictly religious, and at the age of 12 
years became a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Confluence and was a 
faithful member until the end.  A beloved mother and a Christian almost without 
fault, everyone who knew her, admired her.  Recently she was honored on her 
100th birthday with the broadcasting of her favorite hymn, "In the Sweet By and 
By," being sung over station WMBS.
  The funeral services were held in her home on December 21st at 2 p.m. in 
charge of Rev. James Shannon, pastor of the Lutheran Church of which she was a 
member.  He was assisted by a former pastor, Rev. G. O. Ritter.  Interment was 
made in the Baptist Cemetery, where she was laid to rest beside her husband.

Meyersdale Republican, January 15, 1942