OBIT: Marshall Solomon TURNEY, 1942, Confluence, Somerset County, PA

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MARSHALL S. TURNEY

  Marshall Solomon Turney, one of Confluence's oldest residents, died at his 
home on Sterner Street on Sunday, Jan. 11th, at 1 p.m.  He was 84 years, 5 
months, 11 days old, having been born on July 30, 1857, near Accident, Garrett 
County, Maryland, the son of the late William and Hatilda Hileman Turney.  His 
boyhood days were spent near Addison.  He married Miss Hannah Miller on January 
27, 1885, and in 1895 moved to Confluence where he resided until his death.
  Mr. Turney was respected by many friends and acquaintances in this territory.  
He was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church and a member of the Men's Bible 
Class for quite a number of years.  Two sons, Fred and Lewis, preceded him to 
the grave.  He is survived by his wife and one son, John, of Confluence; also by 
eight grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Fulmer of Garrett.
  The funeral services were held at the home on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock 
in charge of Rev. S. L. Burson, pastor of the Methodist Church.  Interment was 
made in the Addison Cemetery.

Meyersdale Republican, January 15, 1942