Obituary: Frank M. Gadd

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Frank M. Gadd

    Frank M. Gadd, aged 34 years, died at noon Saturday, 
April 11, 1908, at his home on Dunkard avenue after a short illness.  
He was born in Luzerne township and learned the blacksmith trade 
under his father, S. I. Gadd, who is now 84 years of age and still 
works occasionally at the blacksmith trade which he began 71 years 
ago at the age of 13 years and has followed continuously ever since.
The two surviving brothers of the deceased, Stephen and George Gadd of 
Uniontown, and a half brother, William Moss of Washington county, 
are also blacksmiths.
    Frank Gadd married Miss Bessie West of Brownsville seven years 
ago.  They lived in Brownsville until about three years ago, when 
they moved to Uniontown. Besides his father and mother, and two 
brothers Frank is survived by four
sisters.
    Funeral from the home Monday at 4 p. m. with services by 
Rev. W. Scott Bowman and Dr. J. C. Mackey and interment private 
in Oak Grove cemetery.
The pallbearers were Senator W. E. Crow, Attorney Wooda N. Carr, 
Gottlieb Schmid, Constable Judson Sisler, Orlando Colley and 
alter Prentice.