AUSTIN, Mrs. Bertha L. Martz
MEYERSDALE — Mrs. Bertha L. Austin, 88, died Thursday in Pittsburgh. A native of Glencoe, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Rebecca (Kennell) Martz and was a widow of John W. Austin who died in 1957. She is survived by several stepchildren, nieces and nephews. The body is at the Price Funeral Home where friends will be received after 7 p.m. today. A service will be conducted there Monday at 2 p.m. by Rev. Paul Snyder. Interment will be in the Hyndman Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, March 6, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 11, 2009
AUSTIN, Charles
MEYERSDALE, Pa. — Charles Austin, 86, died Tuesday. A native of Cornwell, England, Mr. Austin was born July 23, 1872. He was a son of the late John and Mary (Rowe) Austin. His wife, Mrs. Ellen (Michael) Austin preceded him in death. Surviving are the following children, Miss Esther Austin, at home; Mrs. Mary Barmoy, Robert Austin and E. Richard Austin, all of here; James Austin, RD 3, Meyersdale; Mrs. Nell Tressler, Akron Ohio; Oscar Austin, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Mrs. Hazel Sherlock, New York City; Mrs. Elsie Johnson, Gary, Ind.; William Austin, Boswell, Pa.; and Mrs. Helen Heffley, Managua, Nicaragua. Also surviving are two half-brothers, Thomas Austin of here and Lee Austin, Cuyahoga Falls; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The body is at the Price Funeral Home. A service will held at the funeral home on Saturday at 2 p. m. with interment in the Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 11, 1959
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
AVERY, Charles H.
SOMERSET — Charles H. Avery, 70, of Acosta, died in Somerset Community Hospital. He was born at Scottdale May 7, 1887, a son of Richard and Nellie Robinson Avery. He leaves his widow, the former Polly Michaels; six children, 32 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Sadie Robinson of Richmond, Va., and two brothers, Albert J. and Richard M. of Maryland. He was a retired employee of the Bird Coal Company at Kelso. He and his wife had planned to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, May 22, 1957
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
AVIRETT, Rev James Battle
CUMBERLAND MD Feb 16 - Rev Dr James Battle Avirett died here this afternoon. Dr Avirett was a retired clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal church. He had ben pastor at many places in the South.
He is said to have ben the latest surviving chaplain of the confederate Army, having served an Alabama regiment. Dr Avirett had high literary attainments. He wrote a book, "The Old Plantation" which described life in the South before the war.
For several years after his retirement from the clergy he wrote editorials for the Cumberland Evening Times, of which his only son, Col John Avirett is editor and owner. Interment was at Winchester Va.
Keyser Tribune, March 1, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 24, 2010
AYERS, Mrs. Nellie M. Dively
Meyersdale - Mrs. Nellie M. Ayers, 82, of Berlin, died in Meyersdale Community Hospital. Preceded in death by her husband, Hayes S. in 1946, she leaves one son, three daughters, 12 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, August 4, 1965 [maiden name was Dively]
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
