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Martha A. Egbert

Died:  14 March 1895


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MISS MARTHA A. EGBERT

Martha A. Egbert, daughter of the late Dr. T.W. and Mrs. Nannie Egbert, died of consumption at her home on Pearl Avenue at 5 o'clock on Thursday morning. The deceased was 22 years old and was born in Oil City, where she enjoyed the love and esteem of a large circle of friends.

In 1894 she graduated from the Meadville hospital as a trained nurse and two months later was appointed head nurse of the Oil City hospital. While in the discharge of the duties of this position she contracted pneumonia which developed into consumption and caused her death at the time noted.

She was of cheerful and industrious disposition, charitable and kind and was a devout Christian and member of the Meadville Presbyterian church.
The funeral services will be held at the house at 1:30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon and the interment will be private.

OIL CITY (VENANGO COUNTY, PA.) DERRICK FRIDAY MARCH 15, 1895; Submitted by Bob McKeon



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