JACOBS, Mrs. Patience Baker MT. SAVAGE ~ Mrs. Patience Jacobs, 71, Homestead, Pa., died there Monday. A native of Mt. Savage, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Hannah (Corfield) Baker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Earl Jacobs. Surviving are two sons, Robert Jacobs and Charles Jacobs, Pittsburgh; four daughters, Mrs. Irene Ilesnevick, Cabot, Pa.; Mrs. Dorothy Weghorst, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Betty Mattey, Wilmington, N.J.; Mrs. Martha Pugh, Pittsburgh; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Geary and Miss Gladys Baker, both of Mt. Savage; 29 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Interment will be tomorrow in Homestead. The Cumberland Evening Times, June 7, 1972 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     JACKSON, Mrs. Susan Louise Beeman MEYERSDALE, Dec. 1.—The funeral service for Mrs. Susan Louise Jackson, 69, wife of Ulysses Jackson of Meyersdale, who died Sunday in Hazel McGilvery Hospital, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Rev. George Detwiler officiating. Burial will be made in Union Cemetery. Besides her husband, she leaves one daughter, Mrs. George Martin of Meyersdale, three sons, John E. Jackson of Sand Patch and Jesse J. and William A. Jackson of Frostburg, and a brother, Andrew Beeman of Lonaconing. The Daily Courier, Connellsville, December 1, 1936 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     JAMES, Mrs. Rhoda Davies Frostburg - Mrs. Rhoda D. James, 67, of 337 Welsh Hill, died in Miners Hospital yesterday where she was admitted Thursday. Born in Frostburg, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mercy (Appleton) Davies. She was a member of Daughters of America, Chapter No. 98. She is survived by her husband, Albert James, and three nieces whom she reared, Mrs. Edward Kopp, Wilmington, Del., Mrs. David Steele, Cumberland, and Mrs. Benjamin Filer, Landover, Md. A number of other nieces and nephews also survive. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Daughters of America will conduct services at the funeral home today at 7 p.m. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p. m. at the funeral home by Rev. R. W. Richendorfer, pastor of Trinity Assembly of God Church. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Jack Williams, William Keiling, Robert Perdew, William Preston, Albert James and Benjamin Filer. The Cumberland Sunday Times, December 29, 1963 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)       JOHNSON, Mrs. Alice Albright MEYERSDALE, June 21.—Mrs. Alice Albright Johnson died Monday at her home at Garrett, R.D. 2, after a brief illness. She was 54 years old and is survived by her husband, Adam Johnson, and six children as follows: Mrs. Sylvester Martz of Meyersdale, Mrs. Clarence Decker of Garrett, Misses Mabel and Pauline, Earl and William Johnson, at home, one step-son, Lester Johnson; three grandchildren and one brother, Frank J. Albright of Greenville township. She was a member of the Center Lutheran Church. The Daily Courier, Connellsville, June 21, 1939 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)       JONES, Mrs. Daisy Catherine Eckard Mrs. Daisy Catherine Jones, 52, of 338 North Mechanic Street, died last night in Sacred Heart Hospital where she was admitted August 10. She had been in ill health 18 months. A native of Hendricks, W. Va., she was a daughter of .the late Daniel and Lillie (Hawkins) Eckard. Her husband, Ralph Jones, preceded her in death. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Christian and Missionary Church of Cumberland. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Edward Yetter, city; Mrs. Joseph Weimer, Potomac Park, and Miss Eileen Jones, city; two sons, Raymond R. Jones, Ridgeley, and Daniel E. Jones, city; four brothers, Albert Eckard, Centerville, Pa.; Jack and Robert Jones, city, and Oliver Jones, stationed with the Air Force in Turkey; four sisters, Mrs. Charles Weigand, LaVale; Mrs. Ira W. Graham, Ridgeley; Mrs. Robert Dawson, city, and Mrs. George Wentz, Phillipi, W. Va., and six grandchildren. She was employed at the Amcelle plant of Celanese Fibers and was a member of Local 1874, Textile Union. The body is at the George 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. The Cumberland Evening Times, September 5, 1962 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) JONES, Mrs. Daisy Catherine Eckard Services for Daisy C. Jones, 52, of 332 North Mechanic Street, who died Tuesday in Sacred Heart Hospital, will be conducted tomorrow at 1:30 p. m. at the George Funeral Home. Rev. Oliver Schlaegel, pastor of Christian Missionary and Alliance Church, will officiate and interment will be in Zion Memorial Burial Park. Survivors include two sons, Raymond R. Jones, Ridgeley, and Daniel E. Jones, this city; three daughters, Mrs. Edward Yetter and Miss Eileen Jones, both of this city, and Mrs. Joseph Weimer, Potomac Park; four brothers, Albert Eckard, Centreville, Pa.; Jack and Robert Eckard, both of this city; and Oliver Eckard stationed with the Air Force in Turkey; four sisters, Mrs. Charles Weigand, LaVale; Mrs. Ira W. Graham, Ridgeley; Mrs. Robert Dawson, city; Mrs. George Wentz, Phillippi, W. Va.; and six grandchildren. The Cumberland Evening Times, September 6, 1962 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     JONES, Mrs. Dorothy Bodes SALISBURY, Pa. — Mrs. Dorothy Jones, 52, wife of Lee R. Jones, RD 1, Salisbury, died yesterday at her home. She had been in ill health for some time. Mrs. Jones was born near Meyersdale, and was a daughter of the late John and Anna (Kline) Bodes. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Sondra Stanaland, Alexandria, Va., and Mrs. William Cook, Pittsburgh; and two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Kovach, Hershey, and Mrs. Julia Atello, Hoseville, Calif. The family will receive friends tomorrow from 1 to 1:30 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury. Services will be conducted there Sunday at 1:30 p.m. by Rev. David Fetter. Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery. The Cumberland News, October 2, 1971 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)       JONES, Mrs. M. Violet Finzel FROSTBURG - Mrs. M. Violet Jones, 75, of 136 Washington Street, died yesterday at her residence. She had been in failing health the past 10 years. Born in Finzel, she was a daughter of Mrs. Lillie (Machin) Finzel, Morantown, and the late Henry Finzel, and was the widow of Gomer Jones, who died in 1955. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Welsh Memorial Baptist Church. Besides her mother, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. Agnes Skidmore, Morantown; a brother, Joseph Finzel, Belinah, N. M., and a number of nieces and nephews. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home, where friends will be received from 7 until 9 p.m. today and from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. tomorrow. Services will be conducted there tomorrow at 11 a.m. with Rev. Lewis Terry officiating. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Barry Delaney, Thomas Keating, Michael Matese, Donald Skidmore, Merle Kennell and Ronald Harden. The Cumberland News, June 3, 1977 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)   JUDY, Mrs. Margaret E. Caton Somerset, May 12 - Mrs. Margaret E. Caton Judy, 57, wife of Walter H. Judy, died at her home here. She leaves her husband, five children, five step-children, five grandchildren, six brothers and sisters, including William Caton of Rockwood, Mrs. Arthur Cook of Salisbury, Mrs. Lena Bittner, Harry, John and George Caton of Meyersdale. The Daily Courier, Connellsville, May 12, 1948 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Return to Obituaries