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Note: t (Jones) Price, hence was aged at the time of death 65 years, one month and 21 days. On June 24, 1894, he was united in marriage with Miss Emma G. Lake, of Shade Gap, who survives with two daughters, Mrs. Grace Gutshall, of Altoona, and Mrs. Violet Grace, of Lewistown. Also surviving are fourteen grandchildren and six brothers and one sister, as follows: Samuel Price of Shade Gap; William Price, of Neelyton; Harvey Price of Wood; Cambridge Price, of Shirleysburg; Owen Price, of Mount Union; Rev. A. A. Price, of Duncannon, and Mrs. Amanda Black of Lewistown. By profession Mr. Price was a stationary engineer and for the past forty years he had been associated with the Rockhill Coal company at Robertsdale. For thirty-five years of this period he had resided at Wood. On June 1, 1940, he and his wife became residents of Orbisonia, having bought a home in that place. It was Mr. Price’s intention to retire from his position with the Rockhill Coal company in the near future. Mr. Price was a member of the Methodist church at Shade Gap and was also a member of the Cromwell Lodge 572, F. & A.M., of Orbisonia. He was a devoted husband and father and was held in high esteem by a wide circle of friends. His passing will be keenly felt not only by his immediate family, but also by the community in which he had resided. A short prayer service will be held at his late home on Monday morning, February 3, after which the body will be taken to the Shade Gap Methodist church, where it will lie in state from 12 o’clock noon until 2 p.m., at which time services will be held. The Rev. George McCahan will officiate, assisted by the Rev. J. W. Garthoff, Masonic rites will be in charge of Cromwell Lodge No. 572. Interment will be made in the Presbyterian cemetery at Shade Gap by Ott’s funeral home.
Note: Joshua Hamlin Price was born in Shade Gap on December 10, 1875, a son of William and Margare
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