QUIETLY PASSED TO THE BEYOND
Lying on a Couch in the Kitchen Charles Piper Takes His Last Sleep.
Lying down on a couch near the kitchen stove at his home to get an hour or two of sleep before starting on an early morning trip to Williamsburg, Charles Piper, a well known resident of Duncansville, died at about 1 o'clock this morning alone, his wife and children, who slept on the second story of the house, not reaching his side until life was extinct.
Piper is employed as a teamster in and about Duncansville. He made preparations yesterday afternoon to haul some household goods from his home to Williamsburg. In order to get an early start he planned to leave Duncansville about 1 o'clock in the morning. When the time came for retiring last night about 11 o'clock he told his wife and three children that he would not go to bed but that he would sleep an hour or two on the couch in the kitchen. He made an improvised bed near the stove and the remainder of the family retired to the second floor of the house.
About 1 o'clock Mrs. Piper became awakened and not hearing her husband, decided that he had overslept himself and came down stairs to awaken him. She first called him and upon receiving no answer walked over to the couch to rouse him from sleep. What was her horror in touching his body to find that he was dead. She ran to the man's brother next door, Adie Piper, who is employed in the Twelfth street shops in this city, and awakened the family. Adie Piper as soon as being roused went to his brother's home and found that the story of the wife was true. While the body was yet warm life had departed. Dr. Confer was at once summoned and upon an examination stated that the man had probably died of heart failure and that death had not occurred more than fifteen or twenty minutes previous to his being found. The position of his body denoted that he died without a struggle and he evidently passed away in his sleep. While the general condition of his health was good he was afflicted with a weak heart for some years and often predicted that he would die suddenly from this ailment.
Charles Piper was born in Carson Valley 31 years ago. He was a resident of Duncansville the greater part of his life. Besides his wife and three children he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Piper and the following brothers and sisters: Adie of Duncansville, Elmer of Altoona, Frank of Hollidaysburg, Jesse, an employe of the boiler shop and residing at Duncansville with his mother, Howard and Ira of Three Rivers, Michigan, Mrs. Lloyd Cornelius of Altoona, Mrs. Agnes Deryman of Hollidaysburg and Mrs. Alice Merritz of Martinsburg. He was an attendant of the Lutheran church. The coroner was notified, but after hearing of the circumstances of the death decided that an inquest was unnecessary. The body was given in charge of Undertaker Rollins of this city. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon with services at the Duncansville Lutheran church at 2 o'clock.
Altoona Mirror: October 15, 1907, p. 12.
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Son of George and Elizabeth Piper
Siblings incude: Silas, Wm H., Emma, Adie B., Elmer, Frank, Agnes, Alice, Ira, Jessie,
Married: Minnie B. Stiffler
Children include: Naomi Jane (Piper), Alverda (Barnes), Raymond Irvin.
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Obit at side: Altoona, PA: Altoona Mirror, issue of Tuesday, 15 October 1907, p. 12, col. 5. Courtesy of Michael S. Caldwell.
Lying on a Couch in the Kitchen Charles Piper Takes His Last Sleep.
Lying down on a couch near the kitchen stove at his home to get an hour or two of sleep before starting on an early morning trip to Williamsburg, Charles Piper, a well known resident of Duncansville, died at about 1 o'clock this morning alone, his wife and children, who slept on the second story of the house, not reaching his side until life was extinct.
Piper is employed as a teamster in and about Duncansville. He made preparations yesterday afternoon to haul some household goods from his home to Williamsburg. In order to get an early start he planned to leave Duncansville about 1 o'clock in the morning. When the time came for retiring last night about 11 o'clock he told his wife and three children that he would not go to bed but that he would sleep an hour or two on the couch in the kitchen. He made an improvised bed near the stove and the remainder of the family retired to the second floor of the house.
About 1 o'clock Mrs. Piper became awakened and not hearing her husband, decided that he had overslept himself and came down stairs to awaken him. She first called him and upon receiving no answer walked over to the couch to rouse him from sleep. What was her horror in touching his body to find that he was dead. She ran to the man's brother next door, Adie Piper, who is employed in the Twelfth street shops in this city, and awakened the family. Adie Piper as soon as being roused went to his brother's home and found that the story of the wife was true. While the body was yet warm life had departed. Dr. Confer was at once summoned and upon an examination stated that the man had probably died of heart failure and that death had not occurred more than fifteen or twenty minutes previous to his being found. The position of his body denoted that he died without a struggle and he evidently passed away in his sleep. While the general condition of his health was good he was afflicted with a weak heart for some years and often predicted that he would die suddenly from this ailment.
Charles Piper was born in Carson Valley 31 years ago. He was a resident of Duncansville the greater part of his life. Besides his wife and three children he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Piper and the following brothers and sisters: Adie of Duncansville, Elmer of Altoona, Frank of Hollidaysburg, Jesse, an employe of the boiler shop and residing at Duncansville with his mother, Howard and Ira of Three Rivers, Michigan, Mrs. Lloyd Cornelius of Altoona, Mrs. Agnes Deryman of Hollidaysburg and Mrs. Alice Merritz of Martinsburg. He was an attendant of the Lutheran church. The coroner was notified, but after hearing of the circumstances of the death decided that an inquest was unnecessary. The body was given in charge of Undertaker Rollins of this city. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon with services at the Duncansville Lutheran church at 2 o'clock.
Altoona Mirror: October 15, 1907, p. 12.
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Son of George and Elizabeth Piper
Siblings incude: Silas, Wm H., Emma, Adie B., Elmer, Frank, Agnes, Alice, Ira, Jessie,
Married: Minnie B. Stiffler
Children include: Naomi Jane (Piper), Alverda (Barnes), Raymond Irvin.
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Obit at side: Altoona, PA: Altoona Mirror, issue of Tuesday, 15 October 1907, p. 12, col. 5. Courtesy of Michael S. Caldwell.
QUIETLY PASSED TO THE BEYOND
Lying on a Couch in the Kitchen Charles Piper Takes His Last Sleep.
Lying down on a couch near the kitchen stove at his home to get an hour or two of sleep before starting on an early morning trip to Williamsburg, Charles Piper, a well known resident of Duncansville, died at about 1 o'clock this morning alone, his wife and children, who slept on the second story of the house, not reaching his side until life was extinct.
Piper is employed as a teamster in and about Duncansville. He made preparations yesterday afternoon to haul some household goods from his home to Williamsburg. In order to get an early start he planned to leave Duncansville about 1 o'clock in the morning. When the time came for retiring last night about 11 o'clock he told his wife and three children that he would not go to bed but that he would sleep an hour or two on the couch in the kitchen. He made an improvised bed near the stove and the remainder of the family retired to the second floor of the house.
About 1 o'clock Mrs. Piper became awakened and not hearing her husband, decided that he had overslept himself and came down stairs to awaken him. She first called him and upon receiving no answer walked over to the couch to rouse him from sleep. What was her horror in touching his body to find that he was dead. She ran to the man's brother next door, Adie Piper, who is employed in the Twelfth street shops in this city, and awakened the family. Adie Piper as soon as being roused went to his brother's home and found that the story of the wife was true. While the body was yet warm life had departed. Dr. Confer was at once summoned and upon an examination stated that the man had probably died of heart failure and that death had not occurred more than fifteen or twenty minutes previous to his being found. The position of his body denoted that he died without a struggle and he evidently passed away in his sleep. While the general condition of his health was good he was afflicted with a weak heart for some years and often predicted that he would die suddenly from this ailment.
Charles Piper was born in Carson Valley 31 years ago. He was a resident of Duncansville the greater part of his life. Besides his wife and three children he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Piper and the following brothers and sisters: Adie of Duncansville, Elmer of Altoona, Frank of Hollidaysburg, Jesse, an employe of the boiler shop and residing at Duncansville with his mother, Howard and Ira of Three Rivers, Michigan, Mrs. Lloyd Cornelius of Altoona, Mrs. Agnes Deryman of Hollidaysburg and Mrs. Alice Merritz of Martinsburg. He was an attendant of the Lutheran church. The coroner was notified, but after hearing of the circumstances of the death decided that an inquest was unnecessary. The body was given in charge of Undertaker Rollins of this city. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon with services at the Duncansville Lutheran church at 2 o'clock.
Altoona Mirror: October 15, 1907, p. 12.
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Son of George and Elizabeth Piper
Siblings incude: Silas, Wm H., Emma, Adie B., Elmer, Frank, Agnes, Alice, Ira, Jessie,
Married: Minnie B. Stiffler
Children include: Naomi Jane (Piper), Alverda (Barnes), Raymond Irvin.
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Obit at side: Altoona, PA: Altoona Mirror, issue of Tuesday, 15 October 1907, p. 12, col. 5. Courtesy of Michael S. Caldwell.
Lying on a Couch in the Kitchen Charles Piper Takes His Last Sleep.
Lying down on a couch near the kitchen stove at his home to get an hour or two of sleep before starting on an early morning trip to Williamsburg, Charles Piper, a well known resident of Duncansville, died at about 1 o'clock this morning alone, his wife and children, who slept on the second story of the house, not reaching his side until life was extinct.
Piper is employed as a teamster in and about Duncansville. He made preparations yesterday afternoon to haul some household goods from his home to Williamsburg. In order to get an early start he planned to leave Duncansville about 1 o'clock in the morning. When the time came for retiring last night about 11 o'clock he told his wife and three children that he would not go to bed but that he would sleep an hour or two on the couch in the kitchen. He made an improvised bed near the stove and the remainder of the family retired to the second floor of the house.
About 1 o'clock Mrs. Piper became awakened and not hearing her husband, decided that he had overslept himself and came down stairs to awaken him. She first called him and upon receiving no answer walked over to the couch to rouse him from sleep. What was her horror in touching his body to find that he was dead. She ran to the man's brother next door, Adie Piper, who is employed in the Twelfth street shops in this city, and awakened the family. Adie Piper as soon as being roused went to his brother's home and found that the story of the wife was true. While the body was yet warm life had departed. Dr. Confer was at once summoned and upon an examination stated that the man had probably died of heart failure and that death had not occurred more than fifteen or twenty minutes previous to his being found. The position of his body denoted that he died without a struggle and he evidently passed away in his sleep. While the general condition of his health was good he was afflicted with a weak heart for some years and often predicted that he would die suddenly from this ailment.
Charles Piper was born in Carson Valley 31 years ago. He was a resident of Duncansville the greater part of his life. Besides his wife and three children he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Piper and the following brothers and sisters: Adie of Duncansville, Elmer of Altoona, Frank of Hollidaysburg, Jesse, an employe of the boiler shop and residing at Duncansville with his mother, Howard and Ira of Three Rivers, Michigan, Mrs. Lloyd Cornelius of Altoona, Mrs. Agnes Deryman of Hollidaysburg and Mrs. Alice Merritz of Martinsburg. He was an attendant of the Lutheran church. The coroner was notified, but after hearing of the circumstances of the death decided that an inquest was unnecessary. The body was given in charge of Undertaker Rollins of this city. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon with services at the Duncansville Lutheran church at 2 o'clock.
Altoona Mirror: October 15, 1907, p. 12.
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Son of George and Elizabeth Piper
Siblings incude: Silas, Wm H., Emma, Adie B., Elmer, Frank, Agnes, Alice, Ira, Jessie,
Married: Minnie B. Stiffler
Children include: Naomi Jane (Piper), Alverda (Barnes), Raymond Irvin.
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Obit at side: Altoona, PA: Altoona Mirror, issue of Tuesday, 15 October 1907, p. 12, col. 5. Courtesy of Michael S. Caldwell.
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