Funeral services were completed
Thursday;July 1;1937; for Howard R. Kerr;40;Fayette City World War veteran;
killed instantly shortly after 1 P.M. Wednesday;June 30;1937;when thrown against
a scaffold from a box car while he
was working in the transportation department at Monessen
plant of the Pittsburgh Steel
Company.
Mr.Kerr was reported to have died
of internal injuries when a box
car which he had been braking;
struck a gondola car ahead with
such force that the impact knocked him from the car and against
the scaffold. His body was taken
to a Fayette City mortuary.
Born May 20; 1897; in Wilkinsburg; son of the late John R. and
Serrah Kerr; he saw service in the
World War. He was a member
of the Fayette City Presbyterian
Church and the Men’s Bible class
of that institution.
His wife; Edith Kerr; nee Hill;
four small children at home; and
sister; Mrs. Helen Hepler; of
Wilkinsburg; survive.
Military funeral services will
be held at 2:30 P. M. Saturday
in the Fayette City Presbyterian
Church. Rev. Russell Hilty; pastor of the church; will officiate.
Interment will be made in Belle Vernon Cemetery.