Obituaries: FIELD, George, WASHINGTON CO, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Karen Souhrada souhrada@netacc.net File submitted July 19, 1998 Copyright.  All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/ _______________________________________________ Death Notices: GEORGE FIELD DEAD GEORGE ADELBERT FIELD died at the home of his father-in-law, WILLIAM DEWALT, at midnight, August 6th, of typhoid fever. Funeral, Friday at 3 p.m.; interment at the Monongahela cemetery. He was born at Sharon, PA. July 16, 1874, the son of MILLVIN and ANNA FIELD. His father died in 1884. His mother, who still lives, was at his bedside. He came to Monongahela some years ago to work in Jutte & Co.'s store at Courtney. On October 27, 1897, he married JENNIE BROOKS DEWALT and to them were born two children, GEORGE ADELBERT, who died a few weeks ago, and RUSSELL HENRY. At the time of his death Mr. Field was assistant inspector of armor plate at the Munhall plant of the United States Steel Co., and lived on Fourth Avenue, homestead. After the death of their son, Mr. And Mrs. Field came to Monongahela for the summer, and while here, but ten days ago, was taken to his bed with fever. Deceased was a member of the Junior American Mechanics of this place and Knights of Pythias of Homestead. He was a genial and companionable young man, devoted to his wife and family, and his untimely death is deeply lamented by many friends. Mrs. Field, who is prostrated by the bereavement, has the sympathy of the community. ----------end--- AT REST - JAMES WELTER DEWALT [Death, abt. 1901] Eldest son of JAMES DEWALT, of Third ward, died Sunday morning a 7:20 o'clock of gastric ulceration of the stomach at his late residence in Homestead, Pa. the body will be brought to Monongahela and services will take place at his father's home, Tuesday January 21st, at 3 o'clock; interment Monongahela cemetery. Deceased was born in Monongahela December 29, 1867 and was therefore 34 years old. He was a member of the Maccabees and the Jr. O. U. A. M. About twelve years ago he married Miss GRACE COCAINE, who survives him and after a few years residence in Monongahela moved to Homestead where he became superintendent of the George M. Hall Planing Mill Co. He was popular in social and business circles there, his integrity and pleasing manners having won for him many sincere friends in the town of his adoption. His illness was of short duration, Friday being his first day's illness and the death was sudden and unexpected. "Welt", as he was called by his friends was one of our noble Monongahela boys, straight forward, upright and honest in purpose. His friends, who knew him in his boyhood days, and his friends among whom his manhood had been spent are filled with sorrow as they look upon his face cold in death. Unresponsive to the touch, his hands are folded on his breast; his life's work is finished; his heavenly father has called him to his reward. Weep not, for he is at rest. FOUND DEAD IN THE SEAT BENJAMIN CRALL, a freight conductor working on the Redstone branch was found dead in the seat of a passenger train Monday morning at Brownsville. He had been complaining of a cold and is supposed to have taken an over-dose of medicine. Last night he was left to sleep in a seat of the passenger train and when the members of the crew tried to wake him up this morning they learned with horror that he had died sometime during the night. Deceased lived at Uniontown to which place the body was removed. He leaves a wife and children. ADAM SAMPSON DEAD ADAM COON SAMPSON, only son of the late A. C. SAMPSON and Mrs. LETITIA SAMPSON, died at his Main street home at four o'clock, Saturday afternoon, after a short illness of typhoid fever. Funeral Monday at 1:30 o'clock, interment Monongahela cemetery. Since 1888, Mr. Sampson has been employed as bookkeeper in the Peoples bank, where he daily came in contact with the business men of the community. He, ever, was an honest and upright young man. Although of a reticent disposition, making few intimates, no one ever doubted his integrity and honesty. His home life was perfect and after the labors of the day he invariably was found with his family, the care and attention to which was not a duty, but a pleasure. He was born May 14, 1870 in Monongahela, and married Miss NETTIE YOHE in November, 1893. To them were born three children LOIS and COON who survive him, ELEANOR the eldest dying in infancy. Mr. Sampson was secretary of Monongahela Lodge of Elks, and Treasurer of Star of the Valley Council jr. O. U. A. M. The regard and esteem in which he was held by all who knew him was shown by the beautiful floral offerings with which the house was filled and the large concourse of people, who not withstanding the inclement weather gathered this afternoon to pay the last tribute to the loved companion. Rev. D. L. JOHNSON, pastor of the M. E. church, and Doctor J. M. MAXWELL were asked to conduct the obsequies. FRANK FOSTER, WM. ALEXANDER, SAMUEL DOUGLAS, JAMES CRALL, FRANK KELLER, and TOM FARQUHAR acted as pallbearers and Mrs. BENJAMINE ROSS and Mrs. LENORE SUTMAN had charge of the music. The death of this estimable young man came as a shock to his family and friends after so brief an illness which did not assume an alarming aspect until Wednesday night when partial paralysis and other complications set in. his sufferings which were intolerable, were heroically borne until death come as a release. Mrs. ELIZABETH CLENDANIEL (From the California Messenger & the Fayette City News) [Note: the surname is shown as CLENDANIEL/CLENDENEN/CLENDENNING variants in the following death notices, and all for the same person:] Mrs. ELIZABETH, wife of SAMPLESS CLENDANIEL died at her home in Monongahela, on the 11th inst (3/11/1897), and was buried at Van Voorhis cemetery on the 12th. Her disease was grippe and erysipelas. Quite a number of our people attended the funeral. She was a native of East Pike Run township and was well known out on "The Ridge" in her young days as LIZZIE FITSIMONS. She was a member of the C. P. church and throughout life maintained that same modest Christian disposition that characterized her younger days. She leaves a husband and four grown up children to mourn the loss of wife and mother. Another notice: DIED - March 11, Mrs. ELIZABETH CLENDENEN aged 58 years, of pneumonia. Funeral March 18th at one o'clock p.m. Interment at Van Voorhis cemetery (near Monongahela). Death notice from Chartiers (unclear------) Siftings: ELIZABETH CLENDENNING, whose death had occurred on Thursday, march 11th, in the 56th year of her age. Mrs. Clendenning was born in this country, and had lived nearly all her life in the vicinity of Monongahela City, where she was esteemed for her Christian character and many virtues. She was known to many of our people through visits to the family of her son. MRS. SARAH HAINES LENNER Mrs. Sarah haines Lenner, better known as "Aunt Kate, died at her home 1003 Third Street, Charleroi, Sunday. She was 85 years old. A daughter of John and Sarah Clendaniel, she was born at Elizabeth and has resided in Charleroi since 1900 and was well known throughout the community. She was a member of the First Christian church at Charleroi and a member of Starkweather Circle No. 173, of the ladies of the G. A. R, of Monongahela, PA. Mrs. Lenner leaves her grand-daughter, Mrs. John Yunits, and a number of nieces and nephews. Mrs. W. M. Hagerty of Fourth Street is a niece. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m., in charge of the Rev. Byron Maham, of the First Christian church, Interment will be in the Howe Cemetery. Memorial Notice for JOHN CLENDANIEL; dated November 27, 1887 The death of JOHN CLENDANIEL on Thanksgiving Day recalls some early recollections of the town of California. When the town was started the boatbuilding industry was its main support and many ship carpenters came to it from Elizabeth and other places down the river and made it their home. Among these was the subject of this sketch. He settled in Elizabeth about the year 1841, and after remaining in the employ of the venerable SAMUEL WALKER and others of that place for some time, he removed to Monongahela City where he remained until he came to California, and here worked until the destruction of the boatyard by the building of the P., V. & C. railroad, and until age had admonished him that he was becoming too frail to stand the hardships of boat building. His declining years have been spent on a place owned by his son JEFFERSON in East Pikerun township. Mr. CLENDANIEL was a man of industrious habits and always maintained the respect and confidence of his employers and fellow workmen. The fruit of his toil was devoted to the support and comfort of his family, and he went to his grave with the impress of honesty on his brow. By nature he was kind-hearted and sympathetic toward everyone in distress, and his unselfish disposition prevented him from looking with envy on the success of his neighbors. He enjoyed the comforts of his friends and was never so well pleased as when rehearsing recollections of the past. His disease was dropsy and his sufferings were such as usually accompany it, but were alleviated by a glimpse of that future home which he saw with the eye of faith; he was also comforted by the presence of his family and friends and the ministers of his religion. He bore with resignation his affliction to the end of life's journey and passed from time to eternity, mourned by many and regretted by all. The funeral services were held in the Disciple church at California, of which deceased was a member, and were conducted by Elder G. G. HERTZOG, whose discourse was both appropriate to the occasion and consoling to the friends. The eulogium on the life and character of the deceased was a splendid tribute to his memory, and forcibly reminded the audience that "an honest man though ere so poor is king of men for a' that." Mr. (JOHN) CLENDANIEL was born on the 3rd of May, 1803, and died as above stated, full of years, bequeathing to his children the rich inheritance of a name untainted by him with dishonor. His aged wife and six children, all of whom are adults, survive him; and several great-grandchildren attended the funeral. The funeral on Saturday was largely attended by friends and neighbors, and demonstrated the esteem in which deceased was held by those who knew him best. [Note: Burial in the Howe Cemetery, Fredricktown, PA and beside his wife Sarah] Deaths Noted: September 27th Mrs. ANNA CADY, at her home near Gastonville, of consumption; funeral is on Monday, and interment at Stone Chapel September 30th, MAGGIE, daughter of JOHN and SUSAN WALKER of Elk Horn; funeral is Wednesday at one o'clock. ---------------- Karen Souhrada souhrada@netacc.net