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- The Whitesville, N.Y. News, Thursday, October 23, 1941
Matha Bloss Died Monday Morning
Andover Womabn Well Known Locally had been Ill the Past Two Weeks
Funeral Yesterday, Wednesday ? Burial at Independence
Mrs. Martha Bloss of Andover, passed from life, Monday, October 20, 1941, aged 75 years. She had been ill the past two weeks.
Born at Independence, May 8, 1866, a daughter of Francis and Marcella Bassett, she grew up at Independence. February 15, 1887 she was united in marriage with George N. Bloss who died in April of 1921. Mr. and Mrs. Bloss lived on what is now the Ray Rogers farm in Crittenden District until 27 years ago when they moved an Andover, where for a number of years past Mrs. Bloss had been employed in the Folsum store.
Mrs. Bloss is survived by two daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Hunt of Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Mark Wilson of Whitesville; one sister, Mrs. Florence Bines of Andover, and one granddaughter, Miss Marian Wilson of Whitesville.
Martha Bloss was of a genial nature and as a result had a host of friends saddened by her demies.
The farewell was held from the late home in Baker St., Andover, yesterday, Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o?clock with burial at Independence. Rev. Lucien Kearns, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Andover, officiated.
Mrs. Bloss was a member of the Rebekah Lodge of Andover.
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