Faye Marguerite Ford

Former teacher Fay Schoch was active in civic affairs, a member of the Huntingdon Presbyterian Church, a member and past president of the Bethel Womens Club Bethel Park member, past matron Huntingdon Chapter 159 Order of the Eastern Star and a member of Standing Stone Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

She was born on June 9, 1896 to Cyrus A and Elsie May Schoch, one of two daughters. Educated in the public schools in Williamsburg and Huntingdon, she graduated from Bucknell University in 1916. She was a teacher and also worked as a secretary and clerk in her fathers jewelry store.

On January 31, 1931, she married John Webster Ford ( - 1962) in Pittsburgh, PA. They had three daughters and a son. Schoch lived in the Pittsburgh area until her husband’s retirement in 1961 when she returned to Huntingdon. She died on Tuesday, April 14, 1992 in the Huntingdon County Nursing Home. Two daughters preceded her in death. She was survived by her children Elsie A Downey and David Schoch Ford and four grandchildren.

Source: Huntingdon Daily News