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Harold Alton “Zeke” Best

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Harold Alton “Zeke” Best

Birth
Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
20 Aug 1970 (aged 63)
Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Knox, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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The Derrick, Saturday, August 22, 1970, p. 6.
Harold Best, Reitred Glass Worker, Dies

Harold A. (Zeke) Best, 63, of Best Avenue in Knox, retired employe of Knox Glass Inc., died unexpectedly at 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Best was born in Beaver Township, Clarion County, March 4, 1907, a son of J. Perry and Louella Hook Best.

He was married to the former Elizabeth Whitehill, who died May 30, 1969. His mother died May 31, 1969, and his father died in 1961.

Mr. Best was a member of the Knox United Methodist Church. He also was a member of Edenburg Lodge 550, F. & A.M. in Knox. Venango Lodge of Perfection in Oil City, New Castle Consistory and the Zem Zem Temple in Erie. Mr. Best had worked for Knox Glass for more than 40 years before his retirement in 1969.

He is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth (Betty Ann) Best of Clarion, and a number of cousins.

Friends are being received at the William N. Rupert Funeral Home in Knox, where funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Rev. John Heiser, pastor of the Knox United Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Knox Union Cemetery.
The Derrick, Saturday, August 22, 1970, p. 6.
Harold Best, Reitred Glass Worker, Dies

Harold A. (Zeke) Best, 63, of Best Avenue in Knox, retired employe of Knox Glass Inc., died unexpectedly at 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Best was born in Beaver Township, Clarion County, March 4, 1907, a son of J. Perry and Louella Hook Best.

He was married to the former Elizabeth Whitehill, who died May 30, 1969. His mother died May 31, 1969, and his father died in 1961.

Mr. Best was a member of the Knox United Methodist Church. He also was a member of Edenburg Lodge 550, F. & A.M. in Knox. Venango Lodge of Perfection in Oil City, New Castle Consistory and the Zem Zem Temple in Erie. Mr. Best had worked for Knox Glass for more than 40 years before his retirement in 1969.

He is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth (Betty Ann) Best of Clarion, and a number of cousins.

Friends are being received at the William N. Rupert Funeral Home in Knox, where funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Rev. John Heiser, pastor of the Knox United Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Knox Union Cemetery.


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  • Added: Oct 16, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43174377/harold_alton-best: accessed ), memorial page for Harold Alton “Zeke” Best (4 Mar 1907–20 Aug 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43174377, citing Knox Union Cemetery, Knox, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Bonnie (contributor 47033204).