Pillow Lady Instantly Killed
Mrs. Minnie M. Snyder, 66, wife of Dauphin County Deputy Sheriff Thomas L. Snyder, was struck by a car and killed instantly on Friday afternoon near her home in Pillow.
Pvt. John Dalinsky of the Lykens State Police Barracks, said Mrs. Snyder was crossing the town square near her home when the accident occurred at 5:25 o’clock. He identified the driver of the car as Mark J. Kebach, 61, of Gratz.
Dr. W. R. Buxton, of Elizabehville, said Mrs. Snyder died of a fractured scull.
The daughter of the late William Boyer and Eva E. [Startzel] Boyer, Mrs. Snyder was born 3 January 1890.
She was a member of Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church of Pillow, treasurer of the Ladies Aid Society of the church; a charter member of Glen Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of Lykens and a charter member of the Daughters of America Lodge 226.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by three sons, Edward L. Snyder and Elwood B. Snyder, both of Pillow, and Eugene T. Snyder, Millersburg; a sister, Mrs. Clara J. VanNewkirk, of Harrisburg; a brother, Dr. Edwin C. Boyer, of Johnstown; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held from her late home at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, with her pastor, the Rev. John R. Bucher, officiating, assisted by Rev. Herbert E. Frankfort. Burial was in the Grand View Cemetery.
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From a local newspaper at the time of her death.
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