Former Tamaqua Fire Chief, Dies suddenly at his home.
Stricken with a sudden heart attack while he was reading a newspaper at 10 pm., Friday, Irvin H. Bright, 450 E. Broad St., Tamaqua, died a few minutes later. Mr. Bright had been complaining all day of feeling ill.
A native of Winchester W. Va., he returned home last Monday after spending the previous month with his daughter, Mrs. W. A. Whiting in Birmingham, Ala. He was 73 years of age.
Mr. Bright moved to Tamaqua when he was six years old and for a time was employed as a harness maker at the Hughes shop on Center St. He later entered the shoe business in a partnership with F.P. Spiese. On the death of his partner he conducted the business himself until he retired several years ago. He then worked for several years for the P. P. & L.Co.
An active member of the citizens fire co., he at one time served as fire chief in Tamaqua. He was also affiliated with Order of Independent Americans, Knights of Malta and the odd fellows and was a member of Bethany Evangelical Congregational church and a director of the peoples Trust Co. in Tamaqua.
He is survived by his daughter in Alabama and two grandchildren. A brother and four sisters also survive, William of Bethlehem. Mrs. Edward Doyle, Mrs. Frank Fredericks, Mrs. Israel J Kiefer, and Mrs. Jacob Thomas Walters all of Easton.
His wife died two years ago.
Funeral services will be held at his late home at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with Rev. L. L. Hosan, pastor of Bethany church officiating.
Interment will be made in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
~ Easton Express newspaper, December 5, 1937
You can visit the memorial page for Irvin H Bright.
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