Beachy, -- Mary, was born April 6, 1882; died Oct. 10, 1953; aged 71 y. 6 m. 4 d. She was the daughter of Emanuel and Mary J. (Miller) Hershberger. In her youth she acted Christ as her Saviour, united with the Amish Mennonite Church, and was a faithful member of the Beachy congregation at the time of her death. On Nov. 12, 1928, she was married to Bishop Moses M. Beachy, who died seven years ago. Her parents, one brother, and one sister also preceded her in death. She is survived by one sister (Katie) and 2 brothers (Samuel and Menno Hershberger, Grantsville, Md.), and 10 stepchildren (Annie, Noah, Ernest, Milton, and Irvin, Salisbury, Pa.; Ruth--Mrs. Melvin Beller, Mary--Mrs. Henry Yoder, Grantsville, Md.; Effie--Mrs. Amos W. Geigley, Fairfield, Pa.; Amelia--Mrs. Eli M. Yoder, Fisherville, Va.; and Alvin, Bluffton, Ohio). Funeral services were conducted Oct. 12, in the new Beachy Church, near West Salisbury, Pa. Interment was in the cemetery at Niverton.
Beachy, -- Mary, was born April 6, 1882; died Oct. 10, 1953; aged 71 y. 6 m. 4 d. She was the daughter of Emanuel and Mary J. (Miller) Hershberger. In her youth she acted Christ as her Saviour, united with the Amish Mennonite Church, and was a faithful member of the Beachy congregation at the time of her death. On Nov. 12, 1928, she was married to Bishop Moses M. Beachy, who died seven years ago. Her parents, one brother, and one sister also preceded her in death. She is survived by one sister (Katie) and 2 brothers (Samuel and Menno Hershberger, Grantsville, Md.), and 10 stepchildren (Annie, Noah, Ernest, Milton, and Irvin, Salisbury, Pa.; Ruth--Mrs. Melvin Beller, Mary--Mrs. Henry Yoder, Grantsville, Md.; Effie--Mrs. Amos W. Geigley, Fairfield, Pa.; Amelia--Mrs. Eli M. Yoder, Fisherville, Va.; and Alvin, Bluffton, Ohio). Funeral services were conducted Oct. 12, in the new Beachy Church, near West Salisbury, Pa. Interment was in the cemetery at Niverton.
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