JOHN H. SPEAKER, of Sharpsburg, a former C & O Canal boatman, died in Hagerstown this morning, aged 77 years.
Born and reared in Sharpsburg, he was a son of the late William S. and Ann Marion (Harper) Speaker.
He was a member of the Lutheran Church of Bakersville, and belonged to the Williamsport Lodge of the IOOF.
Surviving are sisters, Mrs. Leah L. Knode and Mrs. Ellen N. Knode, both of Sharpsburg; and the following half-brothers and half-sisters: Fred Speaker, Falls Church; Raymond Speaker, Silver Spring; Miss Mary Speaker, Washington, DC; Mrs. Nettie Allan, Philadelphia; and Mrs. Gertrude Wrenn, Florida.
Services Sunday at 2 pm at Bakersville Church, the Rev. John Aurand officiating. Interment in the Bakersville Cemetery. Funeral arrangements made by Leaf Funeral Home, Sharpsburg.
Daily Mail, Hagerstown, Maryland
Friday, November 13, 1953
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Son of William Silas Speaker and Anna Marion "Annie" Harper.
JOHN H. SPEAKER, of Sharpsburg, a former C & O Canal boatman, died in Hagerstown this morning, aged 77 years.
Born and reared in Sharpsburg, he was a son of the late William S. and Ann Marion (Harper) Speaker.
He was a member of the Lutheran Church of Bakersville, and belonged to the Williamsport Lodge of the IOOF.
Surviving are sisters, Mrs. Leah L. Knode and Mrs. Ellen N. Knode, both of Sharpsburg; and the following half-brothers and half-sisters: Fred Speaker, Falls Church; Raymond Speaker, Silver Spring; Miss Mary Speaker, Washington, DC; Mrs. Nettie Allan, Philadelphia; and Mrs. Gertrude Wrenn, Florida.
Services Sunday at 2 pm at Bakersville Church, the Rev. John Aurand officiating. Interment in the Bakersville Cemetery. Funeral arrangements made by Leaf Funeral Home, Sharpsburg.
Daily Mail, Hagerstown, Maryland
Friday, November 13, 1953
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Son of William Silas Speaker and Anna Marion "Annie" Harper.
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