Mrs. Elizabeth Corbett, widow of Wm. Corbett, died at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. John Corbett, 47 South East street (sic), at 4:10 o'clock Saturday afternoon of heart trouble, aged 77 years. Deceased was a native of Carlisle and was a very estimable woman. For twenty-five years she was a seamstress at the Carlisle Indian school, only relinquishing the work a little more than a year ago. She was loved and respected by all who knew her. For fully fifty years she was a member of the First Presbyterian church (sic). The late John Corbett, an employee of the Adams Express company, was a son. Guy Corbett, of Harrisburg, is a grand son. Her funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, interment at Ashland.
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Carlisle Evening Herald (Carlisle, PA), Monday, August 5, 1907; pg. 1
Mrs. Elizabeth Corbett died at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon at her home on South East street (sic). She was aged 77 years and death was due to heart trouble caused by asthma. Mrs. Corbett was the last of her immediate family, and was a sister of the late Captain John S. Low and Mrs. Mary Dwinn. She leaves no children. For many years the deceased was a seamstress at the Carlisle Indian School, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Services will be held at the house and interment will he made in Ashland Cemetery.
Mrs. Elizabeth Corbett, widow of Wm. Corbett, died at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. John Corbett, 47 South East street (sic), at 4:10 o'clock Saturday afternoon of heart trouble, aged 77 years. Deceased was a native of Carlisle and was a very estimable woman. For twenty-five years she was a seamstress at the Carlisle Indian school, only relinquishing the work a little more than a year ago. She was loved and respected by all who knew her. For fully fifty years she was a member of the First Presbyterian church (sic). The late John Corbett, an employee of the Adams Express company, was a son. Guy Corbett, of Harrisburg, is a grand son. Her funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, interment at Ashland.
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Carlisle Evening Herald (Carlisle, PA), Monday, August 5, 1907; pg. 1
Mrs. Elizabeth Corbett died at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon at her home on South East street (sic). She was aged 77 years and death was due to heart trouble caused by asthma. Mrs. Corbett was the last of her immediate family, and was a sister of the late Captain John S. Low and Mrs. Mary Dwinn. She leaves no children. For many years the deceased was a seamstress at the Carlisle Indian School, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Services will be held at the house and interment will he made in Ashland Cemetery.
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