William M. Tawney, 81, for nearly 25 years a guard on the Gettysburg battlefield, died Monday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock at his home, 41 Steinwehr avenue. Infirmities of age caused death. Mr. Tawney had been in failing health for several years but had been confined to bed only since last Thursday.
He was of the few remaining Gettysburg residents who saw Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863, and heard him deliver the dedicatory address at the National Cemetery. As a boy of five, Mr. Tawney lived in Gettysburg at the time of the battle during which he was forced to flee southward along the Balitmore road to safety behind the Union lines. His father served in the Union Army.
Always lived in borough. The deceased was born April 9, 1858, in a house on South Washington street within sight of the home where he died. He was a son of the late Perry J. and Amanda (McGonigal) Tawney and was the last survivor of their family.
During his early life he was a bricklayer by trade, but later became a guard on the Gettysburg battlefield and was stationed by the Virginia state memorial on West Confederate Avenue until he was retired at the age of 74. His period of service in the National Park here extended to within three months of 25 years.
Mr. Tawney had resided on Steinwehr avenue for the last 50 years. His wife Jennie (Myers) Tawney died 16 years ago on January 25. He was a member of the Gettysburg Methodist Church.
Surviving are a son and two daughters: Millard M. Tawney of Harrisburg, a former fire chief in that city; Mrs. Virginia Slentz and Mrs. Raymond MacNeil, both of Harrisburg; Two granddaughters: Margaret MacNeil and Mrs. Merle Mentzer of Harrisburg also survive.
Funeral services Friday afternoon from the Tawney home, with Rev. D. Perry Bucke officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
(bio by: bcullison1)
He was of the few remaining Gettysburg residents who saw Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863, and heard him deliver the dedicatory address at the National Cemetery. As a boy of five, Mr. Tawney lived in Gettysburg at the time of the battle during which he was forced to flee southward along the Balitmore road to safety behind the Union lines. His father served in the Union Army.
Always lived in borough. The deceased was born April 9, 1858, in a house on South Washington street within sight of the home where he died. He was a son of the late Perry J. and Amanda (McGonigal) Tawney and was the last survivor of their family.
During his early life he was a bricklayer by trade, but later became a guard on the Gettysburg battlefield and was stationed by the Virginia state memorial on West Confederate Avenue until he was retired at the age of 74. His period of service in the National Park here extended to within three months of 25 years.
Mr. Tawney had resided on Steinwehr avenue for the last 50 years. His wife Jennie (Myers) Tawney died 16 years ago on January 25. He was a member of the Gettysburg Methodist Church.
Surviving are a son and two daughters: Millard M. Tawney of Harrisburg, a former fire chief in that city; Mrs. Virginia Slentz and Mrs. Raymond MacNeil, both of Harrisburg; Two granddaughters: Margaret MacNeil and Mrs. Merle Mentzer of Harrisburg also survive.
Funeral services Friday afternoon from the Tawney home, with Rev. D. Perry Bucke officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
(bio by: bcullison1)
William M. Tawney, 81, for nearly 25 years a guard on the Gettysburg battlefield, died Monday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock at his home, 41 Steinwehr avenue. Infirmities of age caused death. Mr. Tawney had been in failing health for several years but had been confined to bed only since last Thursday.
He was of the few remaining Gettysburg residents who saw Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863, and heard him deliver the dedicatory address at the National Cemetery. As a boy of five, Mr. Tawney lived in Gettysburg at the time of the battle during which he was forced to flee southward along the Balitmore road to safety behind the Union lines. His father served in the Union Army.
Always lived in borough. The deceased was born April 9, 1858, in a house on South Washington street within sight of the home where he died. He was a son of the late Perry J. and Amanda (McGonigal) Tawney and was the last survivor of their family.
During his early life he was a bricklayer by trade, but later became a guard on the Gettysburg battlefield and was stationed by the Virginia state memorial on West Confederate Avenue until he was retired at the age of 74. His period of service in the National Park here extended to within three months of 25 years.
Mr. Tawney had resided on Steinwehr avenue for the last 50 years. His wife Jennie (Myers) Tawney died 16 years ago on January 25. He was a member of the Gettysburg Methodist Church.
Surviving are a son and two daughters: Millard M. Tawney of Harrisburg, a former fire chief in that city; Mrs. Virginia Slentz and Mrs. Raymond MacNeil, both of Harrisburg; Two granddaughters: Margaret MacNeil and Mrs. Merle Mentzer of Harrisburg also survive.
Funeral services Friday afternoon from the Tawney home, with Rev. D. Perry Bucke officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
(bio by: bcullison1)
He was of the few remaining Gettysburg residents who saw Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863, and heard him deliver the dedicatory address at the National Cemetery. As a boy of five, Mr. Tawney lived in Gettysburg at the time of the battle during which he was forced to flee southward along the Balitmore road to safety behind the Union lines. His father served in the Union Army.
Always lived in borough. The deceased was born April 9, 1858, in a house on South Washington street within sight of the home where he died. He was a son of the late Perry J. and Amanda (McGonigal) Tawney and was the last survivor of their family.
During his early life he was a bricklayer by trade, but later became a guard on the Gettysburg battlefield and was stationed by the Virginia state memorial on West Confederate Avenue until he was retired at the age of 74. His period of service in the National Park here extended to within three months of 25 years.
Mr. Tawney had resided on Steinwehr avenue for the last 50 years. His wife Jennie (Myers) Tawney died 16 years ago on January 25. He was a member of the Gettysburg Methodist Church.
Surviving are a son and two daughters: Millard M. Tawney of Harrisburg, a former fire chief in that city; Mrs. Virginia Slentz and Mrs. Raymond MacNeil, both of Harrisburg; Two granddaughters: Margaret MacNeil and Mrs. Merle Mentzer of Harrisburg also survive.
Funeral services Friday afternoon from the Tawney home, with Rev. D. Perry Bucke officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
(bio by: bcullison1)
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