OBIT: Mary Rebecca (Slick) YEAGER, 1915, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA

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Yeager, Mary Rebecca

"Mrs. Mary Rebecca Yeager" One of Meyersdale's most highly esteemed citizens and 
whose ancestry dates back several centuries, died at her home on Broadway on 
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from cancer of the face. Mrs. Yeager while for 
the past three years was afflicted with the malady, was much distressed during 
only the past year. The maiden name of Mrs. Yeager was Slick, she being the 
daughter of Jesse Slick, deceased, who was quite-quite prominent in Somerset 
County. While some ladies are highly elated that they can merit membership in 
the Daughters of the Revolution, Mrs. Yeager had the signal honor of having 
grandparents, William Slick and Thos. Vickroy, who fought in the Revolutionary 
War. The deceased was a direct descendant of the Atlees of Pennsylvania and 
closely related to the famous surgeons and judges of that name of Philadelphia 
and Lancaster. Mrs. Yeager was twice married, her first husband being Jacob J. 
Dunlap, one son and a daughter surviving, Edwin J. Dunlap and Annie A. living at 
home. The family moved to St. Louis during the lifetime of Mr. Dunlap and from 
there to Rock Island, Ill where Mr. Dunlap died. Later in life Mrs. Dunlap 
married David Yeager who died some years ago. Marie Louise Yeager at home 
survives from this union. Mrs. Yeager was a faithful member of the Methodist 
church and in active life the distressed and poor received her loving 
ministrations. In the past few months of her life she bore her peculiar 
affliction with unusual fortitude. The funeral services were held this afternoon 
at 2 o'clock conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. Clarke Matteson, following which 
interment was made in the Union Cemetery.

Meyersdale Commercial, Oct. 28, 1915