BEAL, Mrs. Aquilla Witt
Hyndman, Pa. – Mrs. Aquilla Witt Beal, 77, widow of Levi Beal, died at her home at Wellersburg, RFD, Friday afternoon.
A lifelong resident of Wellersburg, she was the daughter of the late John and Susan Cramer Witt. She was a member of Evangelical and United Brethren Church.
Surviving are six children, Homer Beal, Wellersburg; Bertha Beal, Cumberland, Md.; Ellsworth Beal, Corrigansville; Mrs. Loretta Geiger, Mt. Savage, Md.; Lester Beal and Miss Ethel Beal, Wellersburg; three brothers, Samuel Witt, Connellsville, Pa.; Noah Witt, Manheim, W. Va.; Norman Witt, Bainbridge, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Agnes Bishop and Mrs. Grace Thomas, both of Pittsburgh.
Services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. from Evangelical and United Brethren Church with the Rev. W. J. Lloyd, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Cook Cemetery.
Cumberland Times, Cumberland, MD, 5 Oct 1947
(Courtesy of Merikay Mestad)
Posted July 21, 2010
BEAL, Miss Bertha G.
Miss Bertha (Betty) G. Beal, 71, of 16 Decatur Street, died Sunday night in Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient five weeks.
Miss Beal operated the Damoselle Beauty Shop, 16 Decatur Street, the past 30 years.
A native of Mt. Savage, she was a daughter of the late Levi and Aquila (Witt) Beal.
Miss Beal was a member of the EUB Church of Wellersburg.
Survivors include three brothers, Homer and Lester Beal, both of Wellersburg, and Ellsworth Beal, Corriganville; two sisters, Mrs. Loretta Geiger, Mt. savage, and Miss Ethel Beal, this city, and a number of nieces and nephews.
The body is at the Silcox Funeral Residence where the family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be conducted at the funeral home tomorrow at 1 p.m. by Rev. Howard Smith, pastor of the EUB Church of Wellersburg. Interment will be in the Cook Cemetery in Wellersburg.
Pallbearers will be nephews.
Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, MD Tuesday 26 Dec 1967
(Courtesy of Merikay Mestad)
Posted July 21, 2010
BEAL, Charles L.
ELLERSLIE — Charles L. Beal, 81, died yesterday at his home here following a long illness. Born in Palo Alto, Pa., he was a son of the late John and Nancy (Bennett) Beal. Mr. Beal was twice married and both of his wives, Verna (Shaffer) Beal and Mae (Wolford) Beal, preceded him in death. He was a retired employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and was a member of Ellerslie Evangelical United Brethren Church, Ellerslie Patriotic Order of the Sons of America and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Surviving are five children, Roy Beal, Hyndman; Mrs. Leora Burkey, Cumberland; Mrs. Violet Cooper, Ellerslie; Mrs. Dorothy Cresap, Martinsburg, W. Va., and Stanford Beal, Geneva, Ohio; a brother, Irvin Beal, Ellerslie; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Wilson, Newark, Ohio; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted Friday at 2 p. m. at Ellerslie EUB Church by Rev. Harvey Williams, and Rev. Charles Raley. Burial will be in Hyndman Cemetery. The body will be at the residence after 7 p. m. today. It will be taken to the church Friday at 1 p. m.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 4, 1959
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 11, 2010
BEAL, Mrs. Delilah Boyer
Meyersdale, Pa., April 19 - Mrs. Delilah (Boyer) Beal, 80, died early Saturday at her home on Meyersdale R. D. after a brief illness. A daughter of Benjamin and Susan (Crosby) Boyer, she was born near Meyersdale on March 16, 1863. Her husband, Jacob Beal, a veteran of the Civil War, died 25 years ago. A son Jacob was killed in France in World War I, and two grandsons and a great-grandson are now serving in the armed forces. Surviving are eight children — Mrs. Mary Fuller, Stoyestown; Mrs. Eugene Bowman, Meyersdale: Mrs. Alva Bittner, Meyersdale R. D.; Benjamin C., Connellsville; Rollo, Windber; William H., at home; Luther R. and Charles H., both of Meyersdale. Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Amanda Cole, Riofott, Illinois; three brothers, Cyrus and John C., both of Chicago, Illinois, and Chauncey, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Beal was a member of the Amity Evangelical and Reformed Church and the War Mothers Association of Meyersdale. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow in the Amity Evangelical and Reformed Church by Rev. Nelson C. Brown. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 19, 1943
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Logsdon
HYNDMAN, Pa. — Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Beals, 74, died yesterday at her home here. A native of Hyndman, she was a daughter of the late Moses and Ella (Emerick) Logsdon and widow of Elwood Beals. Mrs. Beals was a member of Hyndman Pentecostal Church. Surviving are two children, Miss Nellie Beals and Troy Beals, both at home; five brothers, Emmanuel and Clarence Logsdon, both of here; Earl Logsdon, of RD 1; Noah Logsdon, Cumberland, and Carl Logsdon, Buffalo Mills. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home where the family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p. m. and 7 to 9 p. m. Services will be conducted there Sunday at 2 p. m. by Rev. George Bittner. Burial will be in the Hyndman Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 26, 1962
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 28, 2009
BEAL, Ellsworth Ray
Ellsworth Ray Beal, 74, of RD 1, city, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient two weeks.
Born in Wellersburg, Pa., he was a son of the late Levi and Aquilla (Witt) Beal.
Mr. Beal retired in 1968 from the central formula department of Celanese Fibers Company. He was a member of the Church of the Living Christ.
Surviving are his widow, Dorothy (Nickel) Beal; two sons Earl Beal, city, and Ray Beal, Alexandria, Va.; a brother, Lester Beal, Wellersburg; two sisters, Mrs. Loretta Geiger, Mt. Savage and Miss Ethel Beal, city, and two grandchildren.
The body is at the Sileax-Merritt Funeral Residence where friends will be received from 7 until 9 p.m. today and from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m.
A service will be conducted there Monday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Raymond King officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, MD (22 Apr 1972
(Courtesy of Merikay Mestad)
Posted July 21, 2010
BEAL, Euda Ruth Mankamyer
Euda Ruth (Mankamyer) Beal, 86, St. Louis, Mo., formerly of Meyersdale, died March 24, 1982, in St. Louis. She was born April 24, 1895, in Meyersdale, a daughter of the late Joseph and Ida Belle (Bittner) Mankamyer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin H., and two sons, Clinton and Ralph. She is survived by these children: George of Graham, N.C.; Joseph, Stoystown; Bruce, Lake City, Fla.; Jack, Mrs. Alma West, and Mrs. Fritz Boes, all of St. Louis; Mrs. Jesse Baughman, Meyersdale; and Benjamin of Lock Haven; also, 26 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was a sister of Mrs. Eva Mull, Wellersburg. Friends were received in the Leckemby Funeral Home, Meyersdale. Services were held in the Grace Reform Independent Bible Church with the Rev. Charles Vargulish officiating. Interment, White Oak Cemetery.
The Republic, Meyersdale, April 1, 1982
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, George William
George William Beal, 70, of 634 Elm Street, died today at his home. Born in Meyersdale, he was the son of Mrs. Agnes (Ohler) Beal Brant, Oakland, and the late George Beal. Surviving besides his mother are his wife, Mrs. Merle Katherine (Glaze) Beal, two daughters, Mrs. Betty Agnes Flaherty, Johnstown, PA and Miss Meltina "Tina" Beal at home, one son; Melvin Ellsworth Beal, Hackettstown, New Jersey; two half brothers, John Brant, Deep Creek Lake and Walter Brant, Marianna, PA., Two sisters, Mrs. Edith Bowman, Deep Creek Lake and Mrs. Cora Friend, Swanton, 11 grandchildren. Services Monday. Internment Restlawn Memorial Park
Cumberland Evening Times, Friday, 14 June 1968
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BEAL, Miss Gertrude N.
MEYERSDALE — Miss Gertrude N. Beal, 78, died Tuesday at her home, RD 4, Meyersdale. A retired Frostburg beautician, she was a native of Meyersdale RD 4 and a daughter of the late Andrew 0. and Barbara (Yutzy) Beal. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Anna Benford and Mrs. Grace Bittner, both of the Meyersdale area. The body is at the Price Funeral Home here for a service today at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Charles E. Staub will officiate and burial will be in Hostetler Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, November 3, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, Mrs. Helen G. Wingert
Wellersburg, Pa. – Mrs. Helen G. Beal, 64, wife of Homer R. Beal, died yesterday at her home.
A native of the area, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Eleanoe [sic] (Shaffer) Wingert. Mrs. Beal was a member of Wellersburg Lutheran Church and the Ladies Guild of the United Church of Christ.
Also surviving are two sons, Robert E. and Richard L. Beal, both of Mt. Savage; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Smith, Frostburg, Mrs. Nina Hentz, Berlin, and Mrs. Ada King, Mt. Savage, and six grandchildren.
The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman.
Cumberland, News, Cumberland, MD Wednesday 21 Apr 1965
(Courtesy of Merikay Mestad)
Posted July 21, 2010
BEAL, Mrs. Helen Marie Burley
MEYERSDALE - Mrs. Helen Marie Beal of RD 4, died yesterday at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born here, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Mary (Albright) Burley. Surviving are her husband, Jack Lee Beal; three sons, John E. J. Billy, George Billy, RD 4, and Jack L. Beal, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Neimiller, here: two brothers, Charles Burley, McKeesport, and Chaney Burley, Cumberland, Md.; two sisters, Mrs. Karl Valentine, and Mrs. James Rubright, here. The body will be at the Price Funeral Home, where friends will be received after 2 p.m. tomorrow. There will be no viewing. A service will be conducted there Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rev. David Fetter officiating. Interment will be in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 24, 1976
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, Homer R.
HYNDMAN—Homer R. Beal, 75, of Wellersburg, was dead on arrival Friday night at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland. Born in Wellersburg, August 14, 1894, he was the son of the late Levi and Aquilla (Witt) Beal. His wife, Helen Beal, died in 1965. Mr. Beal was a retired farmer, had been superintendent of the Wellersburg Lutheran Reformed Church Sunday School 40 years, and had served in the cavalry with the 29th Division during World War I. Surviving are two sons, Robert E. Beal and Richard L. Beal, both of Mt. Savage; two brothers, Lester K. Beal, Mt. Savage; Ellsworth Beal, Corriganville; two sisters, Mrs. Loretta Geiger, Mt. Savage; Miss Ethel Beal, Cumberland, and six grandchildren. The body is at the Ziegler Funeral Home and will be taken to the home of his son, Robert Beal, Mt. Savage, where friends will be received after 2 p.m. tomorrow. Services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Wellersburg Lutheran Reformed Church with Rev. Kenneth E. Morelock officiating. Interment will be in Wellersburg Cemetery.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, January 11, 1970
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, James
FROSTBURG — James Beal, 65, of RD 2, was dead on arrival yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital. Born in Mt. Savage, he was a son of the late Louis and Laura (Albright) Beal. He was a retired state employe. Surviving are his widow, Edna (Arnold) Beal; two daughters, Mrs. Edna Filsinger, Rome, N.Y., and Mrs. Shelby Farrell, Frostburg; one son, Dale Beal, Finzel; three brothers, Albert Beal, Newburg, W. Va., and Louis Beal, and Benjamin Beal, both of Mt. Savage; six sisters, Mrs. Margaret Murray, Ritcheyville, Pa.; Mrs. Elizabeth Blank, Mrs Ida Often, Mrs. Clara Kennell and Mrs. Hilda Twigg, all of Mt. Savage, and Mrs. Kathleen Kirby, LaVale, and eight grandchildren. The body is at the Ours Funeral Home, where friends will be received from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted there Thursday at 1:30 p. m. Rev. Sam Coughenour will officiate and burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
The Cumberland News, October 16, 1973
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, John Louis
Mt.Savage, Aug. 28 - Services for John Louis Beal, son of the late Simon and Ellen (Numan) Beal, will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at his home on Calla Hill with the Rev. John L. Stewart, pastor of North Cumberland church, officiating. Burial will be in St. George's cemetery. Besides his widow, Mrs. Rebecca (Albright) Beal, he is survived by 12 children: Mrs. Dallas Murray of Richeyville, Pa.; Albert Beal of Newburg, W. Va.; Mrs. Joseph Twigg of Corriganville; and Mrs. Charles Lemmert, Mrs. Roy Blank, Mrs. Leo Kennell, Mrs. Raymond Kirby, Mrs. Robert Often, Louis, George, James, and Benny Beal, all of Mount Savage.
The Cumberland Evening Times, August 28, 1946
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, Joseph E.
MEYERSDALE, July 25 — Joseph E. Beal, 61, retired Baltimore & Ohio Railroad car inspector, died Thursday afternoon at his home in North street after a lingering illness. A resident of Meyersdale for 40 years, he was born in Somerset county on July 2, 1881, a son of Andrew O. and Barbara Yutzy Beal. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elda Albright Beal, and six children: Earl J. and Richard of Cumberland, Md.; Elwood of York; Mrs. William Danzers of Collinswood, Illinois; Mrs. Harold Lathan of Washington, Pa.; and Mrs. Howard Snyder of Cumberland, Md. There are 11 children and one brother and five sisters: Charles of Pittsburgh, Miss Lydia Beal, Mrs. C. H. Shockey and Mrs. George Benford, all of Meyersdale, Miss Gertrude Beal of Frostburg, Md., and Mrs. John Bittner of Sand Patch.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, July 25, 1942
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, Mrs. Laura Rebecca
MOUNT SAVAGE - Mrs. Laura Rebecca Beal, 94, of here, was dead on arrival today at Memorial Hospital. Born in Wellersburg, Pa., she was a daughter of the late William and Christina (Emerick) Albright. She was a member of the Cumberland Central Assembly of God Church. Her husband, John L. Beal, died in 1946. Surviving are five sons, Lewis and Benny Beal, both of here; George Beal, Cumberland; Albert Beal, Newburg, W. Va., and James Beal, Finzel; and six daughters: Mrs. Margaret Murray, Brownsville, Pa.; Mrs. Elizabeth Blank, Mrs. Clara Kennell, Mrs. Hilda Twigg, and Mrs. Ida Often, all of here; and Kathleen Kirby, LaVale. Two sisters, Mrs. Clara Bryant, Cumberland, and Mrs. Lola Dorsey, Baltimore; 87 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren. The body is at the Silcox-Merritt Funeral Home where friends will be received tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 5, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, Mrs. Margaret Jones
FROSTBURG — Mrs. Margaret Beal, 75, of Kemp Drive, died yesterday at Miners Hospital where she had been a patient three weeks. Born in Frostburg, she was a daughter of the late David and Alice (Lewis) Jones. Her husband, William H. Beal, died in 1964. Mrs. Beal was a 63-year member of Welsh Memorial Baptist Church and was a member of the Daughters of America. Surviving are five sons Ralph and Bryson Beal, both of Frostburg; Lawrence Beal, Pompano Beach, Fla.; Lester Beal, Columbus, Ohio; and Jack Beal, Eckhart; a sister, Mrs Alvira Dilfer, Cumberland; a granddaughter, Mrs. Edward Winner, with whom she resided; a grandson, Lawrence H. Beal, Frostburg; 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. by Rev. Frederick Gamble. Burial will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. Friends will be received at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Cumberland News, June 2, 1969
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, Mrs. Mildred Klink
MEYERSDALE — Mrs. Mildred Beal, 53, of Washington, Pa., died yesterday at a hospital here. Born in Meyersdale RD, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Alice (Bockes) Klink. Surviving are her husband, Elwood Beal; a son Donald Beal, Washington, Pa.; three brothers, Homer Klink, Sandusky, Ohio; Eugene Klink, RD 1, Garrett, and Ralph Klink, Garrett; six sisters, Mrs. Pearl Christner, Garrett; Mrs. Grace Schradel, Friedens; Mrs. Margaret Forrest, here; Mrs. Eugene Burkholder, Mrs. Miriam Burkholder, RD 1, Garrett, and Mrs. Hazel Bluebaugh, Berlin. The body is at the Price Funeral Home where friends will be received after 3 p. m. today. A service will be conducted there Wednesday at 4:30 p. m. with Rev. Charles Staub. Interment will be in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, May 15, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 7, 2009
BEAL, Perry N.
MEYERSDALE — Perry N. Beal, 85, of Meyersdale, RD 4, died Sunday in Meyersdale Community Hospital where he had been a patient for the past two weeks. Born in Meyersdale on July 25, 1875, he was a son of the late Barney and Sylvania (Hutzel) Beal. Mr. Beal is survived by his widow, Mrs. Maggie (Albright) Beal; six children, Clarence Beal, Meyersdale RD 2; Mrs. Jesse Smith, Mrs. Nettie Harding, Mrs. Ward Engle, Mrs. Barbara Livengood, all of Meyersdale; and Mrs. Sylvan Grove, Detroit; three sisters, Mrs. Adam Hahn, Meyersdale RD 4; Mrs. Emma Ackerman, Meyersdale; and Mrs. Charles Koontz, Jerome, Pa.; 15 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Mr. Beal was a retired coal miner. His body will be at the Price Funeral Home in Meyersdale until 12:30 p. m. Wednesday when it will be taken to the Pentacostal Apostle Church to lie in state from 1 p. m. until services are conducted at 2:30 p. m. at the church. Rev. Dan Gray, Pentacostal pastor, will officiate and interment will be in the Union Cemetery, Meyersdale.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 21, 1960
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, Ralph Elwood
MEYERSDALE — Ralph Elwood Beal, 48, of Meyersdale, R.D. 2, died in his home of what authorities said was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was born near Meyersdale, a son of Mrs. Euda Mankamyer Beal and the late Harrison Beal. Also surviving are his widow, Mrs. Gladys Meyers Beal; a son; two daughters; two foster children, Mrs. Mildred Mosholder of Meyersdale and Guy Germing of Berlin, R.D. 8; five brothers, including Joseph of Johnstown, and three sisters.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, January 22, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, R. Luther
MEYERSDALE — R. Luther Beal, 70, died suddenly Saturday at his home here. A native of Meyersdale, he was a son of the late Jacob and Delilah (Boyer) Beal. His first wife, Clara (Brown) Beal, preceded him in death. Mr. Beal was employed as a sexton at Amity United Church of Christ and was formerly employed as a custodian at Meyersdale Manufacturing Company. Surviving are his widow, Nannie (Murray) Beal; five step-children, Robert Haer, RD 1, Meyersdale; Kyle Haer, Akron, Ohio; Mrs. Alma Gress, Davidsville; and Mrs. Joyce Bolden, Connellsville; two brothers, Benjamin Beal and Charles Beal, Meyersdale; and a sister, Mrs. Grace Bittner, Meyersdale. The body will be at the Price Funeral Home after 2:30 p.m. today. Services will be conducted there Wednesday at 11 a.m. by Rev. Victor Vogel Jr. Burial will be in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 21, 1968
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, Roy L.
Roy L. "Piney" Beal, 81, of JFK Apartments in Cumberland, formerly of Hyndman, died Thursday, May 24, 1990, at the hospice unit of Cumberland Memorial Hospital. He was born Dec. 21, 1908, in Ellerslie, Md., son of the late Charles L. and Verna (Shaffer) Beal. He was married to Helen C. (Harden) Beal, who preceded him in death on Aug. 14, 1983. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Mona L. Giles, Cumberland; two grandchildren; one greatgrandson; a brother, Stanford Beal, Geneva, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Violet Cooper, Ellerslie, and Mrs. Leora Burkey, Corriganville, Md.; and a step-sister, Mrs. Dorothy Cresap, Lehigh Acres, Fla. Mr. Beal was a retired carpenter and cabinet maker. He was an avid carver and had participated in many local arts and craft shows. He was a member of the Centre Street United Methodist Church, Cumberland. Funeral services: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home with the Rev. William C. Miller Jr. officiating. Burial in Hyndman Cemetery. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the hospice unit of Cumberland Memorial Hospital or the Centre Street United Methodist Church.
The Bedford Gazette, May 25, 1990
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 17, 2010
BEAL, Simon J.
State Police today terminated an investigation into the death of Simon J. Beal, 73, Oldtown Road, who appeared to have been attacked before he was admitted Sunday at Sacred Heart Hospital for immediate surgery. Beal, a retired coal miner, died yesterday at 4:50 p.m. Dr. H. V. Deming, deputy county medical examiner, attributed the man's death to peritonitis due to a perforated intestine. He said there was no reason to assume that Beal's death was anything other than natural. State Police Criminal Investigaor William F. Baker reported there was no evidence of foul play although the man had a superficial cut over an eye. Beal went to the hospital Sunday to undergo a hernia operation. Investigation disclosed that Beal had been involved in a scuffle about a week ago in Mt. Savage, but an autopsy showed no indication he had been struck in the abdomen. A native of Meyersdale, Beal was born February 12, 1879, a son of the late S. J. Beal and Lavina Hutzell Beal. His first wife, Mrs. Amelia Kreitzburger Beal, preceded him in death. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Eliza Koontz Beal of Trenton, N. J.; seven daughters, Mrs. Grace Gearhart, Meyersdale; Mrs. Margaret Christ, Mifflinburg, Pa.; Mrs. Fannie Bingman, Buffalo Mills, Pa.; Mrs. Martha Ohler and Mrs. Clara Litel, both of Rockwood, Pa.; Mrs. Edna Ohler, Meyersdale, and Mrs. Gertrude Foy of Mt. Savage; three sons, Walter Beal, Dayton, Ohio, and Arthur and Robert Beal of Trenton; two brothers, Benjamin Beal, Fostoria, Ohio, and Perry Beal, Meyersdale; and three sisters, Mrs. Emma Ackerman and Mrs. Julia Hahn, both of Meyersdale, and a third in Jerome, Pa. The body is at Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, where services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Thursday by Rev. Charles Raley, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, Ellerslie. Burial will be in Madley Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, November 18, 1952
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEAL, Roy L.
Roy L. "Piney" Beal, 81, of JFK Apartments in Cumberland, formerly of Hyndman, died Thursday, May 24, 1990, at the hospice unit of Cumberland Memorial Hospital. He was born Dec. 21, 1908, in Ellerslie, Md., son of the late Charles L. and Verna (Shaffer) Beal. He was married to Helen C. (Harden) Beal, who preceded him in death on Aug. 14, 1983. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Mona L. Giles, Cumberland; two grandchildren; one great-grandson; a brother, Stanford Beal, Geneva, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Violet Cooper, Ellerslie, and Mrs. Leora Burkey, Corriganville, Md.; and a step-sister, Mrs. Dorothy Cresap, Lehigh Acres, Fla. Mr. Beal was a retired carpenter and cabinet maker. He was an avid carver and had participated in many local arts and craft shows. He was a member of the Centre Street United Methodist Church, Cumberland. Funeral services: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home with the Rev. William C. Miller Jr. officiating. Burial in Hyndman Cemetery. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the hospice unit of Cumberland Memorial Hospital or the Centre Street United Methodist Church.
The Bedford Gazette, May 25, 1990
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 11, 2010
BEAL, William Harris
GRANTSVILLE - William Harris Beal, 85, died here Thursday. A son of the late George W. and Agnes (Bittner) Beal, he was born in Somerset County, Pa. June 18, 1879. He was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Christina (Failinger) Beal; two sons, Robert F. Beal, Salisbury, and Clyde E. Beal, Boynton, Pa; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Stahl, Meyersdale; three brothers, John Beal and Roy Beal, both of Meyersdale, and James Beal, Akron, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Mollie Rhodes, Canton, Ohio; Mrs. Maggie Staub, Meyersdale; Mrs. Hattie Shawley, Bittinger, Md., and Mrs. Nellie Byrnes, Farmington, Pa.; eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted today at 2 p.m. in the Newman Funeral Home by Rev. Warren Bates. Interment will be in St. Paul's Cemetery.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, October 18, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEALL, Hilda
Hilda Beall, seven-year-old daughter of Mrs. George Connelly, 725 Maryland avenue, died at 8 o'clock last night in Allegany Hospital from injuries received when struck by the car driven by Edgar L. Twigg, 19, of 714 Lafayette avenue, as she was crossing the street near her home about 4 p. m. According to Sergeant George P. Gearhart of the Maryland State Police, who investigated the accident, the child ran from between two parked cars into the path of the Twigg machine. She was knocked down with terrific force and the car passed over her legs before the machine could be stopped. The child was taken to Allegany Hospital in a semi-conscious condition suffering from a fractured skull, shock and broken legs. Twigg went to his home after taking the child to the hospital. He was said to be prostrated by the mishap. He is an employe of the Potomac Edison Co. and was driving one of that company's trucks. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m., Thursday, from the home with burial in Greenmont cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 15, 1928
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 24, 2009
BEALS, John H.
ELKLICK TOWNSHIP, Pa. - John H. Beals, 83, of RD 1, here, died yesterday at the Somerset County Home for the Aged. Born in 1891, he was a son of the late George W. and Agnes (Bittner) Beals. He was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Thelma I. (Gnagey) Beals; two sons, Norval E. Beals, Baltimore, and Ward E. Beals, Coal Run, Pa.; two daughters, Mrs. Leora M. Rueblinger, Wheaton, Md., and Mrs. Mabel Robertson, Meyersdale; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Staub, Coal Run; Mrs. Hattie Shawley, Billinger, and Mrs. Nellie Byrnes, Markleysburg, Md.; a brother, Roy E. Beals; and 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters. The body is at the Konhaus Funeral Home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 3, 1974
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEALS, Mrs. Orpha F. McKenzie
MEYERSDALE — Mrs. Orpha F. Beals, 79, of RD 2, Frostburg, died yesterday at Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born in Meyersdale, she was a daughter of the late Laura McKenzie, and was the widow of Irvin Beals. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mary C. McKenzie, RD 2, Frostburg; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body is at the Leckemby-Price Funeral Home, where a Christian wake service will be held today at 8:30 p.m. Requiem mass will be celebrated tomorrow at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, RD 3. Interment will be in Beal Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, October 15, 1975
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted Juy 18, 2009
BEALS, Victor R.
Victor R. (Dick) Beals, 53, of RD 1, Hyndman, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, where he had been a patient nine days. Born at Hyndman, he was a son of the late William L. and Dorothy (Shilling) Beals. Mr. Beals was a member of the Pentecostal church. Surviving are his widow, Emma (Miller) Beals: three children, Rholand and William Beals and Mrs. Lorraine Hosselode, all of RD 1, Hyndman; a brother, Raymond Beals, Hyndman; two sisters, Mrs. Helen Ernst, Elizabeth, Pa., and Mrs. Viola Twigg, Hyndman; and five grandchildren. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home.
The Cumberland News, March 25, 1968
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BEALS, William L.
HYNDMAN - William L. Beals, 75, died this morning in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland. Born in Hyndman, he was a son of the late Philip and Rebecca (Logsdon) Beals. His wife, Mrs. Dorothy (Schilling) Beals, preceded him in death. Mr. Beals was a member of Pentecostal Church and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. Surviving are two sons, Victor Beals, of RD 1, and Raymond Beals, Hyndman: two daughters, Mrs. Helen Ernst, of Elizabeth, and Mrs. Viola Twigg, at home; a foster son, John W. Logsdon, Cumberland; a sister, Mrs. Grace Burkett, Cumberland; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 26, 1962
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
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