Mary Jane Dieter

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The Mapleton Item, Wednesday, October 2, 1907 Mrs. Mary Jane Dieter

The community suffered one of those shocks that seem to come altogether too frequently last Friday morning, September 27th, when Mrs. Mary J. Deeter was hurled into eternity without a moment's warning. Mrs. Deeter resided with her aged husband in the eastern part of town and when she arose in the morning she noticed along the railroad a short distance above the house some nice lumps of coal which had fallen from a passing train. She remarked to her husband that she believed she would go and gather them before she would prepare breakfast. She took her bucket and walked up the track and commenced picking the coal. A freight train was passing east on No. 2 track and she failed to notice the approach of No. 20 and the curve about the station prevented the engineer from seeing her. Evidently she was outside the rail and in a stooping position when struck. The body was hurled about twenty feet, the top of the head being crushed in and both arms broken. The remains were prepared for burial by undertaker Stubbs and were interred Saturday afternoon in Mountainview cemetery, services conducted by Rev. Edwin Snook, pastor of the Presbyterian church, being held in the United Brethren church. Mrs. Deeter, whose maiden name was McConahy, was a native of this country, and was aged 72 years. After her marriage to Charles Deeter they resided in various states but for the past forty years most of her life has been spent in and around Mapleton. She was a good woman of charitable disposition and never missed an opportunity to do a kind deed for a neighbor. October 31, 1901, she was united with the Mapleton Presbyterian Church and none who knew her could have questioned the sincerity of her faith, as from long before she united with the church until the time of her death her life gave evidence of the indwelling of practical Christian virtues. Mrs. Deeter is survived by her husband and two sons -- Smith F. and Charles -- both of Mount Union. She is also survived by one full sister, Mrs. Lizzie Stewart of Durand, Wis., and by two half-sisters and one half-brother: they are Mrs. James Banks of Lewistown, Mrs. William Banks of Spruce Creek, and John Price, of Brady township.