"OBITUARY - Leander B Roff, City Collector, died at his residence in this city yesterday afternoon at six o'clock, after an illness of thirteen days. He took a severe cold while acting in the capacity of gate tender at our late Fair, a congestive chill followed. He suffered greatly, was delerious and death came as a relief. Deceased was born in 1838, in Perry Co, Ind; moved while young to Kentucky, and was many years engaged as inspector of steamboats on the Mississippi. In 1872 he settled in Titusville, and was associated with James Parshall in the music store, and for the past eight years has filled the office of City Collector of Taxes. He was [an] assessor in the Second Ward. Mr Roff was an upright man, and respected and trusted as a public official. He married Miss Francis Shugart. daughter of John Shugart, of Tidioute, who survives him, with two daughters who recently graduated at the Titusville High School, and one son. The deceased has a father and mother and two brothers living in Kentucky, and one brother in Kansas and one in Illinois. Mr Roff was a member of the M E church, and a regular attendant in all the services. The funeral will be announced to-morrow."
(Titusville Morning Herald, Oct 7, 1885, p.4)
"Funeral Notices - The funeral services of the late Leander B Roff will be held at the family residence, No 170 North Washington street, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Rev C E Hall, DD, of the M E Church, will conduct the services, assisted by the Rev L D Lamkin, pastor of the Baptist church. The interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery."
(Titusville Morning Herald, Oct 8, 1885, p.1)
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"Brevities - Information was received here Sunday of the death of Mrs Frances Roff of Jacksonville, Fla, on Thursday. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs Stephen Foster, with whom she was living. Her former home was in Titusville. She was the widow of the late Leander Roff, who died in this city twenty-five years ago. She was 68 years of age. Among her surviving relatives are three children, Mrs W C Lowrie of Pittsburg[h], Townsend Roff and Mrs Stephen Foster of Jacksonville. She was a sister of the late Mrs (Dr) Shugert of Pleasantville and the late Mrs James Parshall. No information has been received about the funeral."
(Titusville Morning Herald, Mar 28, 1910, p.5)
(Titusville Morning Herald, Oct 7, 1885, p.4)
"Funeral Notices - The funeral services of the late Leander B Roff will be held at the family residence, No 170 North Washington street, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Rev C E Hall, DD, of the M E Church, will conduct the services, assisted by the Rev L D Lamkin, pastor of the Baptist church. The interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery."
(Titusville Morning Herald, Oct 8, 1885, p.1)
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"Brevities - Information was received here Sunday of the death of Mrs Frances Roff of Jacksonville, Fla, on Thursday. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs Stephen Foster, with whom she was living. Her former home was in Titusville. She was the widow of the late Leander Roff, who died in this city twenty-five years ago. She was 68 years of age. Among her surviving relatives are three children, Mrs W C Lowrie of Pittsburg[h], Townsend Roff and Mrs Stephen Foster of Jacksonville. She was a sister of the late Mrs (Dr) Shugert of Pleasantville and the late Mrs James Parshall. No information has been received about the funeral."
(Titusville Morning Herald, Mar 28, 1910, p.5)
"OBITUARY - Leander B Roff, City Collector, died at his residence in this city yesterday afternoon at six o'clock, after an illness of thirteen days. He took a severe cold while acting in the capacity of gate tender at our late Fair, a congestive chill followed. He suffered greatly, was delerious and death came as a relief. Deceased was born in 1838, in Perry Co, Ind; moved while young to Kentucky, and was many years engaged as inspector of steamboats on the Mississippi. In 1872 he settled in Titusville, and was associated with James Parshall in the music store, and for the past eight years has filled the office of City Collector of Taxes. He was [an] assessor in the Second Ward. Mr Roff was an upright man, and respected and trusted as a public official. He married Miss Francis Shugart. daughter of John Shugart, of Tidioute, who survives him, with two daughters who recently graduated at the Titusville High School, and one son. The deceased has a father and mother and two brothers living in Kentucky, and one brother in Kansas and one in Illinois. Mr Roff was a member of the M E church, and a regular attendant in all the services. The funeral will be announced to-morrow."
(Titusville Morning Herald, Oct 7, 1885, p.4)
"Funeral Notices - The funeral services of the late Leander B Roff will be held at the family residence, No 170 North Washington street, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Rev C E Hall, DD, of the M E Church, will conduct the services, assisted by the Rev L D Lamkin, pastor of the Baptist church. The interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery."
(Titusville Morning Herald, Oct 8, 1885, p.1)
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"Brevities - Information was received here Sunday of the death of Mrs Frances Roff of Jacksonville, Fla, on Thursday. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs Stephen Foster, with whom she was living. Her former home was in Titusville. She was the widow of the late Leander Roff, who died in this city twenty-five years ago. She was 68 years of age. Among her surviving relatives are three children, Mrs W C Lowrie of Pittsburg[h], Townsend Roff and Mrs Stephen Foster of Jacksonville. She was a sister of the late Mrs (Dr) Shugert of Pleasantville and the late Mrs James Parshall. No information has been received about the funeral."
(Titusville Morning Herald, Mar 28, 1910, p.5)
(Titusville Morning Herald, Oct 7, 1885, p.4)
"Funeral Notices - The funeral services of the late Leander B Roff will be held at the family residence, No 170 North Washington street, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Rev C E Hall, DD, of the M E Church, will conduct the services, assisted by the Rev L D Lamkin, pastor of the Baptist church. The interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery."
(Titusville Morning Herald, Oct 8, 1885, p.1)
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"Brevities - Information was received here Sunday of the death of Mrs Frances Roff of Jacksonville, Fla, on Thursday. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs Stephen Foster, with whom she was living. Her former home was in Titusville. She was the widow of the late Leander Roff, who died in this city twenty-five years ago. She was 68 years of age. Among her surviving relatives are three children, Mrs W C Lowrie of Pittsburg[h], Townsend Roff and Mrs Stephen Foster of Jacksonville. She was a sister of the late Mrs (Dr) Shugert of Pleasantville and the late Mrs James Parshall. No information has been received about the funeral."
(Titusville Morning Herald, Mar 28, 1910, p.5)
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