1930 PA Census: Bedford Co. East Providence Twp. ed 5-10, p. 7a, lines 12-13
Series T626, roll 1998, dwelling 136, family 140, 17 April 1930

Mary RHEA, Head, owns home, age 69, widowed, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.
Martha SHAW, sister, age 71, single, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: E. Providence Twp. Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Usual Residence of Deceased: Breezewood, Bedford County, Penna.
Full Name: MARY ALICE RHEA
Sex: Female
Color or Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Name of Husband: George Rhea, dead
Birth Date of Deceased: 5 - 14 - 1859
Age: 82 years, 7 months, 24 days
Birthplace: Bedford Co.
Usual Occupation: House Wife
Father's Name: Jerry Shaw
Father's Birthplace: Bedford Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Esther Grubb
Mother's Birthplace: Bedford Co.
Informant's Own Signature: Mary Mellott
Informant's Address: Breezewood, Pa.
Burial: 1 - 11 - 42, Ray's Hill
Signature of Funeral Director: Ross Balentine, Everett, Pa.
Date of Death: Jan. 8th, 1942, 5:35 a.m.
Cause of Death: Cancer: Intestinal Tract
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Blair County Genealogical Society, Archie Claar Obituary Collection, vol. 30, (1942), p. 93

MRS. MARY ALICE RHEA.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Alice (Shaw) Rhea, 82, widow of George Rhea, who died Wednesday afternoon at her home in Breezewood after an extended illness, will be conducted at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Rhea home, followed by services at 2 p.m. in the Rays Hill Lutheran Church. Rev. John E. Stambaugh will officiate. Interment will be in the Rays Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Rhea was born in Mattie, Monroe Township, May 14, 1859, a daughter of Jerry and Esther (Grubb) Shaw. Her husband passed away October 21, 1922. Surviving are two children--Michael Rhea, Baltimore, Md., and Harry Rhea, Breezewood. There are three grandchildren, a great-grandchild and a sister, Mrs. Harry Ammerman, Altoona. Mrs. Rhea was a member of the Rays Hill Lutheran Church.

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