obituary of Elizabeth Underwood McFeaters


"SEWARD, May 12-Mrs. Elizabeth Underwood McFeaters, the oldest resident of the Seward-Armagh section, died at 2:05 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home of her daugher, Mrs. Emma E. Fox of this place, aged 99 years and 3 months.  Mrs. McFeaters, widow of Andrew McFeaters, had been in ill health for the last 19 months.

Mrs. McFeaters was born near Dilltown and spent her entire life in this vicinity.  She is survived by a son, Charles A. McFeaters of Armagh, with whom she made her home for many years; her daughter, Mrs. Fox, and the following step-grandchildren, Elizabeth, wife of Luther Shingler, Seward; Myrtle, wife of H. D. Thompson, Holliday's Cove, W. Va., Orban M. Fox, Seward; Ruth, wife of Harry Brown, Colliers, W. Va., Harold Fox, this place, and Pearl M., wife of Carl J. Nagle, near 9 Irene Street, Johnstown.  Eighteen grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren survive.

The time of the funeral has not been decided.  Services will be in the Armagh Presbyterian church, of which Mrs. McFeaters was a member for many years.  Interment will be in the Armagh cemetery [Armagh Presbyterian Church Cemetery]."


Source:  obituary of Elizabeth Underwood McFeaters, 12 May 1930, newspaper not identified, found in McFeaters file at the Indiana Co Historical and Genealogical Society, Indiana Co, Pennsylvania.