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A Local Newspaper’s Obituary of Alexander McLaughlin, 1917
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on October 21, 2019
Previously on this blog, a profile was published on Alexander McLaughlin (1841-1917), a veteran of the Civil War. At that time, his obituary from his local newspaper, the Elizabethville Echo, was not available to this Project. Here follows that obituary, from 26 July 1917.
Death of Alex. McLaughlin
Alexander McLaughlin, who was still in an unconscious condition as The Echo went to press last week, breathed his last between four and five o’clock Thursday afternoon, July 19th. He lacked only two months of being 76 years old. Mr. McLaughlin enlisted when a young man when the Civil War broke out, in the 50th Regiment Penn’s Volunteers [50th Pennsylvania Infantry], for three years, and at the expiration of his term, he re-enlisted and served bravely in an Artillery Company [2nd U.S. Artillery] until the war ended.
He was married in 1865 and was the father of nine children, four of whom preceded him in death, and his wife passed away two years ago last February.
He was a merchant at Enterline and Carsonville for thirty-five years, and postmaster at Enterline for eight years, and held various offices while living in Jefferson Township. Four sons and one daughter survive: John McLaughlin, principal of schools at Westfield, New Jersey; Harry McLaughlin and Robert McLaughlin of Harrisburg; C. C. McLaughlin and Mrs. Fred Yerges of Elizabethville.
The funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon, the remains being taken to Enterline, where services were held in Bowerman’s Church, and the interment made.
Rev. James Shoop preached a very strong sermon in the German language from the text found in Ecclesiastes 9:10, the reverend himself being a veteran. Quite a number of the P.O.S. of A. members were present, besides many of the former neighbors of deceased in Powl’s Valley. The P. O. S. of A. Quartette, Messrs. Warren Swab and Percy Swab, C. E. Forney, and Mark Uhler sang a number of selections, the one at the grave being especially impressive. Rev. C. P. Wehr read the burial service. Funeral Director, I. T. Buffington.
The children tender their heartfelt thanks to the neighbors, and to the P. O. S. of A. for their kind assistance during the father’s illness and on the day of the funeral.
The text on which Rev. Shoop preached is as follows (King James Verson):
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
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