Funeral of Mrs. Abram Brubaker.--
The funeral of Mrs. Abram Brubaker, in Elizabeth township, which took place in Friday of last week, proved to be one of immense proportions. It is rather difficult, not having been there, to get a correct estimate, but it is reported as having been exceedingly large.
We, ourselves, saw a carriage with the number 125 and this was certainly not the highest number among the many. Conjecture would lead us to suppose there might have been between two and three hundred vehicles in all.
The relationship is rather extensive; the weather was a little warm, but still pleasant; the season an unusually busy one, but, nevertheless, she had a very large funeral. The exercises were conducted by ministers from both the Dunkard and Mennonite persuasions, the Reverend gentlemen in attendance being Revs. John Gibble, Jacob Brubaker, Christian Risser and John Landis. May her ashes rest in peace.
~ The Lititz Record, 07-Oct-1881, Page 3, Column 5
Died.--
Mrs. Susan Royer, relict of David Royer, died at this place, at 4:30 A. M. Sunday morning, of apoplexy, aged 75 years, 10 month and 5 days, and was buried at Royer’s meeting house on Tuesday.
The obsequies were conducted by Revs. John and Hiram Gibble. The deceased was the mother of three children, who survive her. She moved to Lititz from Ephrata in April last. Annie Erb, of Pine Hill, is a great grand-daughter and has witnessed the burial of three grand and four great-grand parents.
~ The Lititz Record, 21-Oct-1881, Page 3, Column 1
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