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Cecelia <I>Himes</I> Beattie

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Cecelia Himes Beattie

Birth
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
10 Aug 1929 (aged 33)
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 3.3
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Celcelia was first married to Charles Blair but then divorced. On her marriage application to Paul Beattie it shows date of divorce in Wythe Co., VA as Jan. 22, 1924 and then lists 'desertion'.

Paul and Cecelia were married in Harrisburg, PA, on February 14, 1924.

Cecelia is buried next to her son, Rees Himes Blair. They are both buried on the Himes plot in Section 3.3. Cecelia's second husband, Paul Beattie, is buried in Section 5.2 with his parents.

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DEATH OF MRS. PAUL BEATTIE FOLLOWS OPERATION

Mrs. Cecelia Himes Beattie, aged 33 years, wife of Paul A. Beattie, Shippensburg, died in the Harrisburg hospital at 4 o'clock Saturday morning. Mrs. Beattie was taken ill on Thursday night and rushed to the Harrisburg hospital where she underwent an operation for appendicitis early Friday morning. The operation was considered successful and her sudden death came as a great shock to her family and friends.

Mrs. Beattie was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Himes and was a member of the Presbyterian church, a teacher in the Sunday School and prominent socially. She attended the Shippensburg schools, the Normal school and after leaving Penn Hall entered the Mary Baldwin college.

The survivors are her parents, husband and two sons, Rees and George and one brother, Rees S. Himes of Brooklyn, N. Y.

Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon at the residence. Rev. Curtis O. Bosserman of Cape May, N. J., officiated at the service and burial was made in Spring Hill cemetery.

The Valley Times-Star
Newville, Pennsylvania
15 Aug 1929, Thu, Page 1
Celcelia was first married to Charles Blair but then divorced. On her marriage application to Paul Beattie it shows date of divorce in Wythe Co., VA as Jan. 22, 1924 and then lists 'desertion'.

Paul and Cecelia were married in Harrisburg, PA, on February 14, 1924.

Cecelia is buried next to her son, Rees Himes Blair. They are both buried on the Himes plot in Section 3.3. Cecelia's second husband, Paul Beattie, is buried in Section 5.2 with his parents.

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DEATH OF MRS. PAUL BEATTIE FOLLOWS OPERATION

Mrs. Cecelia Himes Beattie, aged 33 years, wife of Paul A. Beattie, Shippensburg, died in the Harrisburg hospital at 4 o'clock Saturday morning. Mrs. Beattie was taken ill on Thursday night and rushed to the Harrisburg hospital where she underwent an operation for appendicitis early Friday morning. The operation was considered successful and her sudden death came as a great shock to her family and friends.

Mrs. Beattie was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Himes and was a member of the Presbyterian church, a teacher in the Sunday School and prominent socially. She attended the Shippensburg schools, the Normal school and after leaving Penn Hall entered the Mary Baldwin college.

The survivors are her parents, husband and two sons, Rees and George and one brother, Rees S. Himes of Brooklyn, N. Y.

Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon at the residence. Rev. Curtis O. Bosserman of Cape May, N. J., officiated at the service and burial was made in Spring Hill cemetery.

The Valley Times-Star
Newville, Pennsylvania
15 Aug 1929, Thu, Page 1

Gravesite Details

The death certificate gives her year of birth as 1896 but the stone has 1895.



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  • Created by: Sherry
  • Added: Oct 9, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98579255/cecelia-beattie: accessed ), memorial page for Cecelia Himes Beattie (10 Dec 1895–10 Aug 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98579255, citing Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Sherry (contributor 47725101).