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Yoder, John A. (1897-1932)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1932 Feb 17 p. 4
Birth date: 1897 Oct 7
text of obituary:
Belleville, Pa., Feb. 11. — The entire community was shocked by the unexpected and sudden death of John A. Yoder on Monday morning at about six o'clock when his lifeless body was found lying on the rear of his milk truck at the Jacob H. Byler lane on the valley road leading to Stone Mountain.
John left his home on Jenkins street with his ruck about five-thirty in the morning for his usual trip over his milk route and stopped at the Byler lane, his first stop, to unload the empty milk cans. it was while unloading the cans that he had the heart attack and fell over into the body of the ruck where he was found by J. D. Kauffman, Thos. Hartzler, Jr., and James Young, son of Clyde Young, who were coming to Belleville. Dr. Miller was immediately summoned who pronounced him dead and returned to Belleville to notify the coroner, Ralph Barchus, who gave permission to have the body removed to the undertaking parlors of T. D. McNabb where the coroner viewed the body and pronounced death due to heart trouble.
The deceased was a son of John E. and Annie (Swarey) Yoder, both deceased, and was born near Reedsville on October 7, 1897. He is survived by his widow, Cora Yoder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Yoder, and two daughters, Zelda, aged three years and Iris, aged two years. Two brothers, Jacob P. Yoder and Stephen R. survive the deceased.
Funeral services wer held Wednesday morning in the Belleville Mennonite Church at 10 o'clock. Burial was made in the Locust Grove Cemetery.
Pall bearers were Frank Zook, Oliver Yoder, Frank Yoder, Cletus King, David H. Byler and Aaron J. Peachey.
Belleville Times.