FROSTBURG
Amos Perdew, 81, of 135 McColloh Street, died today in Miners Hospital, where he had been a patient for two weeks. He was the son of the late Asbury and Emily (Johnson) Perdew. His wife, Mrs. Ann (Sloan) Perdew, preceded him in death.
Surviving him are two sons, John Perdew, at home, and James Perdew, Detroit; three daughters, Miss Emily Perdew, at home; Mrs. Ruth Kreitzburg, Frostburg; and Mrs. Eleanor Keefe, Cumberland; a brother, Calvin Perdew, Artemas, PA; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
Cumberland Evening Times 29 Dec. 1960.
Amos, by the report of his grandchild, Jane, was a very kind and gentle man with a passion for gardening and a broad knowledge of the woods. He had turned an empty lot behind his house on McColloh Street into a beautiful garden with fruit trees and a grape arbor. He took this young granddaughter on walks to meet up with his friends. They loved each other.
One snowy day in Frostburg, Amos slipped on ice and fractured his spine. The neighbors came to his aid and strapped him to a door that they used as a stretcher. His spine healed, but he never stood as straight or tall again.
Amos met Ann Elizabeth Sloan when she was teaching in Pennsylvania. She was from "The City" and he was from "The Country". He gave up everything to be with her, including his rural life, religion, and, most likely, his family. As you can see from the above obituary, only one sibling was listed as surviving. He was also survived by his sisters, Frannie and Minta.
FROSTBURG
Amos Perdew, 81, of 135 McColloh Street, died today in Miners Hospital, where he had been a patient for two weeks. He was the son of the late Asbury and Emily (Johnson) Perdew. His wife, Mrs. Ann (Sloan) Perdew, preceded him in death.
Surviving him are two sons, John Perdew, at home, and James Perdew, Detroit; three daughters, Miss Emily Perdew, at home; Mrs. Ruth Kreitzburg, Frostburg; and Mrs. Eleanor Keefe, Cumberland; a brother, Calvin Perdew, Artemas, PA; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
Cumberland Evening Times 29 Dec. 1960.
Amos, by the report of his grandchild, Jane, was a very kind and gentle man with a passion for gardening and a broad knowledge of the woods. He had turned an empty lot behind his house on McColloh Street into a beautiful garden with fruit trees and a grape arbor. He took this young granddaughter on walks to meet up with his friends. They loved each other.
One snowy day in Frostburg, Amos slipped on ice and fractured his spine. The neighbors came to his aid and strapped him to a door that they used as a stretcher. His spine healed, but he never stood as straight or tall again.
Amos met Ann Elizabeth Sloan when she was teaching in Pennsylvania. She was from "The City" and he was from "The Country". He gave up everything to be with her, including his rural life, religion, and, most likely, his family. As you can see from the above obituary, only one sibling was listed as surviving. He was also survived by his sisters, Frannie and Minta.
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