Weber, Solomon Musser (1875-1960)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1960 Jan 21 p. 8

Birth date: 1875 May 22

text of obituary:

SOLOMON MUSSER WEBER

Solomon Musser Weber was born in Berks County, Pa., close by the historic Alleganyville Mennonite church, on May 22, 1875. He was the eighth child of the late Henry Gehman Weber and Elizabeth Musser Weber to pass away. There remain yet Joseph of Denver, Pa., R. D. 1, and Annie, wife of Henry L. Gehman of Mohnton, R.D. 1.

He confessed Christ as his Saviour and Lord in November of 1893, was baptized by Bishop Martin Rutt and became a member of the Bowmansville, Pa. Mennonite church. Here he gave his consistent life testimony. With him were baptized eleven others, of whom all but two have passed away. Among the group was Mary H. Good, who proved to be his faithful life companion for sixty years. They were married on Oct. 3, 1897, and always lived in the vicinity of Bowmansville.

They were not blessed with a family of their own, yet they had many children. For many years he was teacher of a group of young boys in the Bowmansville congregation. His loving, fatherly attitude drew the boys after him and they loved their teacher. In the family they bestowed their parental love on three foster children: Esther Spriggle, who experienced her second birth in 1919 and died a faithful Christian in 1924; also Mahlon Neff of Boise, Idaho, and Ruth Neff of Lancaster County, Pa., who survive.

Bro. Solomon and wife Mary were a warm hearted couple, consequently as old age crept upon them their kind hearted neighbors were ready and willing to help them. After the death of his life companion he made preparations to leave his farm home. She was buried May 28, 1958. After the sale of his goods, the door of his nephew, Allen Weber and wife Katie in Denver, Pa. stood wide open to receive him. In this congenial home our beloved brother in Christ spent the last 16 months of his octogenarian span of life on this earth. “He being dead yet speaketh.”

Memorial services were held in the Bowmansville Mennonite church on Jan. 5, 1960. Bro. Howard Z. Good had charge of the services and spoke on Rev. 14:13, and Moses G. Gehman spoke on Rev. 20:4. Both of these texts were selected by the family. Bro. Ben. Zeiset pronounced the final rites in the burial ground close by the Bowmansville Mennonite church.