James H. Irvin Obituary

The obituary appears below as it was printed. The following errors and inconsistencies appear: Some sources indicate that James was born in 1862 (death certificate & baptismal record) while others (obituary & headstone) provide the 1863 birth date. "Mrs. W. A. Rummel" should read "Mrs. W. O. Rummel".

Chambersburg Public Opinion

James H. Irvin

Shippensburg , May 9th - James H. Irvin, 128 East King street, died of a heart condition Wednesday afternoon, his 78th birthday. He was found dead on the front porch, where he had been sitting, by his daughter, Mrs. Margaret Gossert, with whom he made his home. He had been in ill health for four months.

A retired machinist, Mr. Irvin had been making his home with his daughter for the past eight years. He was born in Fannettsburg, but had lived most of his life in the Cumberland Valley, having made his home at Shippensburg, Chambersburg, and Harrisburg.

Mr. Irvin was born May 7, 1863, son of the late John and Margaret Irvin. He was married in 1878 to Miss Ida Catherine Bock, who died in 1916. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Chambersburg and of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty lodge.

Surviving are four sons, Russell Irvin, Pittsburgh; John Irvin, Philadelphia; Wilmer Irvin, Harrisburg; and Ralph Irvin, Harrisburg; four daughters, Mrs. Gossert, Mrs. William Rockwell of town, Mrs. Grace Shipley, Pittsburgh, and Mrs W. A. Rummel, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Funeral services will be held at the home at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. M. C. Manning. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Chambersburg. Friends may call at the home Saturday evening.