Kanagy, Nannie Yoder (1879-1927)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary:1927 Nov 2 p. 1

Birth date: 1879

text of obituary:

WOMAN FATALLY INJURED IN FALL

Mrs. J. C. Kanagy Dies Shortly After Falling From Cellar Steps

Belleville, Pennsylvania, Oct. 26, — Nannie (Yoder) Kanagy, wife of Jacob C. Kanagy residing East of town, died Friday evening at 5:30 o'clock at the Lewistown Hospital from injuries sustained when she fell down the cellar steps at the Rev. Hess home on Trella street. Mrs. Kanagy, who was spending the day with the Hess family opened the cellar door by mistake for the entrance to the hall and walked into the passageway, falling to the bottom, where they picked her up unconscious. She was hurried to the Lewistown Hospital where everything possible was done for her, but she never regained consciousness.

Mrs. Kanagy was aged 48 years, 10 months and 29 days, and is survived by her husband and the following brothers and sisters: John, Ira, and Oliver Yoder; Miss Sallie Yoder, Miss Leah Yoder and Mrs. Samuel Esh, all of town, Jesse Yoder of York, Pa., Dr. Sol. Yoder of Lancaster.

Mrs. Kanagy was a devout Christian lady and a most faithful member of the Mennonite Church for many years. She was active in all church work and took great delight in serving others, thereby exemplyfing [sic] her faith in her God and in humanity. She was of a quiet disposition, a kind and loving neighbor and a Christian lady whose position in the home, the church and the community will be hard to fill.

The funeral services were held in the lower A-M church on Tuesday morning and were conducted by her pastors, Rev. Kanagy, Rev. Zook and Rev. Hess. The services were largely attended, in fact, the church was overcrowded, which showed the high esteem in which she was held by all who knew her in this community. — Belleville Times.