Westmoreland County PA Archives Obituaries.....George, Anna Geiger  May 18, 1915
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Latrobe Bulletin Wed, May 19, 1915
While suffering from a sudden attack of melancholia, brought on by a protracted
illness, Mrs. Anna Geiger George, the wife of Harry George, of the North Side,
took her life, shortly before four o'clock, yesterday afternoon. A sufferer, for
years, from an ailment which followed from a serious attack of diphtheria. Mrs.
George for four months past had been in a greatly depressed state, at intervals.
For the past two weeks Mrs. M. B. Slater and Miss Dot George, of Scranton, had
been spending much of their time with her, while here on a visit. Yesterday
afternoon, Miss Dot was with her until after three o'clock, leaving her for a
few minutes while she went to her brother Edward's home nearby. Mrs Slater went
to the George home not ten minutes afterward, only to find her sister-in-law
dead. She had used pistol, with which to end her life. Wounds were found in her
right temple and in her left breast. She had never given any intimation of
entertaining a thought of the kind. Mrs. George was 58 years of age. She was the
eldest daughter of the late Justice Geiger, one of the pioneer residents of the
town. She is survived by her husband, two brothers and three sisters. The
funeral services which will be conducted by the Rev. George C. Fisher at the
residence, tomorrow afternoon will be private, as will be the interment which
will follow in Unity Cemetery 

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