OBIT: Mary (HAY) STOTLER, 1946, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA

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MARY HAY STOTLER

  Mary (Hay) Stotler, widow of William H. Stotler, died at her home, 221 
Broadway, Meyersdale, after a lingering illness, at 6 o'clock Friday morning, 
Feb. 1.  Had she lived eight days longer she would have been 81 years of age.
  She was the daughter of Josiah M. and Esther (Keim) Hay and was born in Elk 
Lick Township, one mile west of Salisbury, Feb. 9, 1865.  She lived on the farm 
where she was born until her marriage to William H. Stotler, after which she was 
a resident of Meyersdale until her death.
  She was the mother of two sons, Carl and Frank, both of whom and her husband 
preceded her in death, which saddened her declining years very much.  Her older 
son Carl, sickened and died soon after his marriage and enlistment in the Army 
for service in World War I.
  Her husband, who was a prominent coal operator of Meyersdale, died in 1938.  
Frank, her younger son, was married and engaged in business in York, Pa., when 
he passed away several years ago.
  Mrs. Stotler is survived by two daughters-in-law, two grandchildren and one 
sister, Miss Sallie Hay, who made her home with her and tenderly cared for her 
and managed her home during her long illness.  Her only brother, Frank G. Hay, 
also preceded her in death.
  Mrs. Stotler was a very beautiful and lovely woman, beloved by all who knew 
her.  She was a devoted wife and mother and a kind neighbor.  She was a lifelong 
member of the Reformed Church and for many years before her illness, was 
president of the Missionary Society of Amity Reformed Church, and a Sunday 
school teacher.
  Mrs. Stotler's health began to fail, mentally and physically after the death 
of her husband, with whom she had lived very happily for many years.  During her 
last few years she was bedfast and required continual nursing.
  Funeral services in her home, at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, were largely 
attended by sorrowing friends.  Her pastor, Rev. Nelson C. Brown, who conducted 
the obsequies, paid an eloquent tribute to the fine Christian character of Mrs. 
Stotler and her devotion to the church during her active years.
  Interment was made in the family plot in the Salisbury I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Meyersdale Republican, February 7, 1946