Benjamin Neff Beaver of 325 Penn Street, Huntingdon, passed away at the
J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital on Thursday, October 16, 1958, at 5 p.m. He
had been in failing health for four weeks and had been a patient in the
hospital for two weeks where he underwent surgery. He was 79. The
deceased was born at Entriken on November 26, 1878, a son of Anthony and
Margaret (Grove) Beaver. He was united in marriage to Sarah Garner on
May 12, 1906, the ceremony being performed at Marklesburg. Mr. Beaver
worked for the Huntingdon and Broad Top Railroad and the Pennsylvania
Railroad for 35 years, retiring in 1945. He then worked as custodian at
the Daily News in Huntingdon for 10 years retiring in 1955. The deceased
was widely known in the Huntingdon and the Woodcock Valley area. He was
a member of the St. James Lutheran Church and Sunday School. In addition
to his wife, he is survived by these children: Mrs. Harold (Nellie)
Isett, James Creek; Carl Beaver, Williamsburg, R.D.1; Allen Beaver, 1020
Moore Street, Huntingdon; Robert Beaver, 516 Fifteenth Street,
Huntingdon; Joseph Beaver, 1412 Scott Street, Huntingdon. Fifteen
grandchildren and five great grandchildren also survive, along with
these brothers and sisters: Samuel Beaver, Huntingdon R.D.1; Reuben
Beaver,Xenia, Ohio; Frank Beaver, James Creek; Mrs. E.L. Holsopple,
Bluefield, VA, and Mrs. Edna Marine, Sharpstown, Md. Funeral
arrangements are under the direction of Haverstock Memorial Home in
McConnellstown, the Rev. Raymond A. May, Jr. officiating with interment
in the Old Stone Church Cemetery, near Marklesburg.