Mrs. Roan was born at Nittany and lived in that valley most of her life. Recently, she had made her home with Mrs. Wheeler. She and her first husband, William S. McKibben farmed at the East end of Nittany Valley for 22 years.
She was a member of the Lutheran Church at Salona and a member of the Lamar Grange.
She was survived by eight sons; seven daughters, 33 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Miss Lavina Emerick, New York City.
Besides Mrs. Wheeler, she was survived by Mrs. Dorothy Greninger and Mrs. Fannie Smith, both of Lock Haven; Mrs. Ada Brungard, Mill Hall; Mrs. Lavona Fantaskie and Mrs. Nancy Wasson, both of Williamsport; Mrs. Lois Westervelt, Elmira, New York.
Her sons included Neil and Earl McKibben, Lock Haven; Guy McKibben, Mill Hall; Gordon and Jack McKibben, Williamsport; Carl, Jersey Shore, RD; Ira, Bristol; and William, Washington, DC.
Services were held at the McCloskey Funeral Home, Mill Hall, with the Reverend John E. Rine officiating.
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
From Her Obituary:
Saturday, June 25, 1949
The Express. Lock Haven, PA
From her 1949 Pennsylvania Death certificate:
Name: Clara McKibben Roan
[Clara McKibben Emerick]
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1880
Birth Place: Nittany Centre County, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 24 Jun 1949
Death Place: Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: William Emerick
Mother: Fannie Beightol
Spouse: William Roan
Certificate Number: 50335
Mrs. Roan was born at Nittany and lived in that valley most of her life. Recently, she had made her home with Mrs. Wheeler. She and her first husband, William S. McKibben farmed at the East end of Nittany Valley for 22 years.
She was a member of the Lutheran Church at Salona and a member of the Lamar Grange.
She was survived by eight sons; seven daughters, 33 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Miss Lavina Emerick, New York City.
Besides Mrs. Wheeler, she was survived by Mrs. Dorothy Greninger and Mrs. Fannie Smith, both of Lock Haven; Mrs. Ada Brungard, Mill Hall; Mrs. Lavona Fantaskie and Mrs. Nancy Wasson, both of Williamsport; Mrs. Lois Westervelt, Elmira, New York.
Her sons included Neil and Earl McKibben, Lock Haven; Guy McKibben, Mill Hall; Gordon and Jack McKibben, Williamsport; Carl, Jersey Shore, RD; Ira, Bristol; and William, Washington, DC.
Services were held at the McCloskey Funeral Home, Mill Hall, with the Reverend John E. Rine officiating.
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
From Her Obituary:
Saturday, June 25, 1949
The Express. Lock Haven, PA
From her 1949 Pennsylvania Death certificate:
Name: Clara McKibben Roan
[Clara McKibben Emerick]
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1880
Birth Place: Nittany Centre County, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 24 Jun 1949
Death Place: Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: William Emerick
Mother: Fannie Beightol
Spouse: William Roan
Certificate Number: 50335
Family Members
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Ada I McKibben Andrews
1900–1983
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Ira Joseph McKibben
1901–1973
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Lavona Etta McKibben Fantaskey
1903–1977
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Guy Elsworth McKibben
1905–1986
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Nancy J. McKibben Wasson
1907–1989
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Gordon Lee McKibben
1909–1978
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Earl Emerick McKibben
1913–1986
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Fannie Anna McKibben Smith
1915–1990
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William S McKibben Jr
1916–1991
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Mildred Grace McKibben Knarr
1920–2002
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Jack McKibben
1922–2007
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Carroll Lynn "Carl" McKibben
1923–1989
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Walter Neal "Muggs" McKibben
1926–2006
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