Mrs.Mary Sisley (nee McDonough) wife of the late George W.Sisley;died yesterday;September 25;1938;at 3:20 p.m.;at the family residence in Sampson Street;Belle Vernon. Mrs.Sisley was in her 56th year and was well known in the Belle Vernon district. She leaves two sons;Austin of Belle Vernon and Mark of Stockdale and one daughter;Martha;at home;four sisters and four brothers. The remains are at the C.L.Melenyzer Funeral home where they may be viewed until time for funeral services Wednesday morning at 9:30 o’clock in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;.Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon cemetery.

Mrs.Mary Sadar of House 366 Colonial No.3;died in the Connellsville State Hospital;Tuesday afternoon;September 20;1938;at 3:05 o’clock following a five months illness of a complication of diseases. She is survived by her husband Anton;her mother;Mrs.Mary Kozlevcar of Orwell;Ohio;four children;Mrs.Nick Dinard of Colonial No.3;Catherine;Edward and Victoria at home;two grandsons;Nicky and Tommy Dinard;a sister;Mrs.Thomas Plesh of Masontown and four brothers;John;Frank;Joseph and Ralph Kozlevcar of Orwell;Ohio. Funeral services will be held at the family home Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock;with Rev.Richard Purnell of the Rowes Run Primitive Methodist Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Van L. Speers; 75; member of the
second generation of the widely
known family from which the borough
of Speers takes its name; died
Tuesday night;September 20;1938; at 7:50 o’clock after an
illness of six weeks. Unable to take
adequate nourishment for five weeks and suffering from complications his
death was not entirely unexpected.
Several years ago he underwent an
operation for amputation of a foot
and has been declining since that
time. In the multiple of burdens
which fell upon him; he suffered the
loss of his wife who died on May 11. They would have celebraed their fiftieth wedding anniversary next December. A dual cast of tragedy interposed too;for Mr.Speers was preceded in death by his brother-in-law;Robert E.McClain;63;of Belle Vernon;early Tuesday;September 20;1938. Born September 27;1863;Van Speers lived in the community which bore his name all of his life. His father was Noah Speers who founded the Speers community and today the progeny is in its fifth generation. Surviving are five sons and two daughters;Mrs.Roy (Sarah) Lorimer of Painesville;Ohio;Dr.Stephen Speers of Belle Vernon;Roy of Sandusky;John L.of Cleveland;Alden and S.Ward Speers of Speers and Mrs.Douglas A.(Rebecca) Schoerke of Petrolia. Two children are dead. A brother Fred Speers of Belle Vernon;18 grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive. Mr.Speers was a member of Washngton Avenue Presbyterian Church in Charleroi and served for a while on Speers council. Funeral services will be held at the home of a son;Ward Speers;in Speers borough;at 2:30 o’clock;Friday afternoon;September 23;1938. Rev. Frank Montgomery;pastor of the Washington Avenue Presbyterian Church and Rev.John R.Bursol;a fromer pastor of the church will be in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Clyde Lee Shephard;three year old son of Mr.and Mrs.Ross Shephard of 513 Speers Street;North Belle Vernon;died Friday morning;Sept.2;1938;at 7:30 o’clock in the Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. Surviving in addition to his parents is one brother. Funeral services will be held at the Melenuzer Funeral Home in Belle Vernon;Monday;Sept.5;at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Name: George Shouffler
[George Shoaffler]
Home in 1900: Washington; Fayette; Pennsylvania

Birth Date: Feb 1885
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to Head of House: Son
Father’s name: Jacob Shouffler
Father’s Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother’s name: Rebecca Shouffler
Mother’s Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Single

Household Members: Name Age
Jacob Shouffler 43
Rebecca Shouffler 45
Harvey Shouffler 18
David Shouffler 17
George Shouffler 15
Mary B Shouffler 13
Abram Shouffler 12
Grover Shouffler 7
Edna Shouffler 3