Charles E. Heffner, 30, Of Near York Springs Is Claimed By Death
York Springs - Charles Elmer Heffner, 30, husband of Mrs. Mary Dahr Heffner, died yesterday at 2 p.m. at his York Springs RD 1 home.
A farmer, he was a member of Harmony Bethel Church of God, Dillsburg RD 1. Surviving, besides his wife, are: His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Heffner, Dillsburg RD 1; four brothers and sisters, Lawrence Heffner, Shiremanstown; Richard L. Heffner, Wellsville RD 1; Kenneth Heffner, Dillsburg RD 1 and Mrs. Roy M. Williams, York Springs.
His pastor, Rev. Donald Cohick, will officiate at funeral services Monday at 2 p.m. at the Cocklin Funeral home, Dillsburg. Interment will be in Dillsburg cemetery (sic).
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The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA), Saturday, February 21, 1959; pg. 1
C.E. HEFFNER, FARMER, TAKES HIS LIFE AT 30
Charles Elmer Heffner, 30, York Springs R. 1, died Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock on his farm near York Springs.
Dr. C.G. Crist, Adams County coroner, termed the death a suicide.
The coroner said Heffner's lifeless body was found at 5:30 o'clock and that the death had occurred 3 1/2 hours earlier. The York Springs area farmer, according to the coroner, had shot himself through the forehead with a .22 caliber rifle, using a string to pull the trigger. The death, which was instantaneous, occurred in Huntingdon Twp.
Heffner was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Heffner, Dillsburg R. 1, and was a member of the Harmony Bethel Church of God.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, the former Mary Dahr, and four brothers and sisters: Lawrence Heffner, Shiremanstown; Richard L. Heffner, Wellsville R. 1; Kenneth Heffner, Dillsburg R. 1, and Mrs. Roy M. Williams, York Springs.
His pastor, Rev. Donald Cohick, will officiate at funeral services Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Cocklin Funeral Home, Dillsburg. Interment in the Dillsburg Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Cocklin Funeral Home, Dillsburg, on Sunday evening after 7 o'clock.
Charles E. Heffner, 30, Of Near York Springs Is Claimed By Death
York Springs - Charles Elmer Heffner, 30, husband of Mrs. Mary Dahr Heffner, died yesterday at 2 p.m. at his York Springs RD 1 home.
A farmer, he was a member of Harmony Bethel Church of God, Dillsburg RD 1. Surviving, besides his wife, are: His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Heffner, Dillsburg RD 1; four brothers and sisters, Lawrence Heffner, Shiremanstown; Richard L. Heffner, Wellsville RD 1; Kenneth Heffner, Dillsburg RD 1 and Mrs. Roy M. Williams, York Springs.
His pastor, Rev. Donald Cohick, will officiate at funeral services Monday at 2 p.m. at the Cocklin Funeral home, Dillsburg. Interment will be in Dillsburg cemetery (sic).
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The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA), Saturday, February 21, 1959; pg. 1
C.E. HEFFNER, FARMER, TAKES HIS LIFE AT 30
Charles Elmer Heffner, 30, York Springs R. 1, died Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock on his farm near York Springs.
Dr. C.G. Crist, Adams County coroner, termed the death a suicide.
The coroner said Heffner's lifeless body was found at 5:30 o'clock and that the death had occurred 3 1/2 hours earlier. The York Springs area farmer, according to the coroner, had shot himself through the forehead with a .22 caliber rifle, using a string to pull the trigger. The death, which was instantaneous, occurred in Huntingdon Twp.
Heffner was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Heffner, Dillsburg R. 1, and was a member of the Harmony Bethel Church of God.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, the former Mary Dahr, and four brothers and sisters: Lawrence Heffner, Shiremanstown; Richard L. Heffner, Wellsville R. 1; Kenneth Heffner, Dillsburg R. 1, and Mrs. Roy M. Williams, York Springs.
His pastor, Rev. Donald Cohick, will officiate at funeral services Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Cocklin Funeral Home, Dillsburg. Interment in the Dillsburg Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Cocklin Funeral Home, Dillsburg, on Sunday evening after 7 o'clock.
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