FOURTH GENERATION

43. Evan Ray SNYDER was born on 12 Aug 1888 in Nicholson, Wyoming Cty., PA. He died on 15 Dec 1915 in Liberty Twp, Susquehanna Cty, PA.(13)
Obituary from the Montrose newspaper:
SNYDER, EVAN R.
Evan R. Snyder, aged 27 years, died at his home in Liberty Twp., 12-15-1915, after an illness from grippe, which followed by hemorrages of brain. He is survived by his wife and the following children, Wilma, aged 4, Horace, aged 2 and Elaine, 5 months; also his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Snyder of Nicholson. He was buried in Nicholson Cemetery, Nicholson, PA. Some sources show his middle name as "Revilo". Ray was his true middle name according to family sources.

He was married to Rena Inez CASWELL (daughter of Peter S. CASWELL and Bertha G. COFFIN) on 20 May 1910 in The Church Parsonage, Hallstead Baptist Church, Hallstead, PA. The license was issued 17 May, 1910. Rena Inez CASWELL was born on 10 Nov 1891 in Montrose, Susquahanna Co., PA. 1910 Census has her age as 18, with an occupation of teacher She died on 1 Jun 1978 in Warren, Susquahanna Co., PA. She was buried about 4 Jun 1978 in Franklin Forks, Susquahanna Co., PA. Evan Ray SNYDER and Rena Inez CASWELL had the following children:

child99 i. Wilma SNYDER was born on 4 Sep 1911 in Montrose, Susquahanna Cty, PA. She was a Child Evangelism Missionary before 2000 in Montrose, Bridgewater Twp., Susquahanna Co., PA. She was the Susquahanna County Coordinator and managed the CEF Bookstore in Montrose until her retirement. She died on 23 Feb 2001 in Montrose, Bridgewater Twp., Susquahanna Co., PA. She was buried on 2 Mar 2001 in Nicholson Cemetary, Wyoming Cty, Nicholson, PA.
Obituary
Services Held Today for Wilma Snyder

Wilma A. Snyder, 89, of RR3, Montrose, PA, died on Friday, February 23, 2001 at Meadowview Senior Living Center, Montrose. Born September 4, 1911 in Liberty Township, Susquehanna County, she was a daughter of the late Evan N. Snyder and Rena L. (Caswell) Snyder DePue.

She was the founder and director of Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) of Susquehanna County and became the manager of CEF's bookstore in Montrose. She enjoyed attending and participating in the Christian Booksellers Association's Conferences. She was a member of the Bridgewater Baptist Church, Montrose.

She is survived by sisters and brothers-in-laws, Elaine and Clark Berg of Snake Creek, [following half sisters] Miriam B. and Clem Bartlett of Grimsby, ON, Canada, Esther E. and Richard Camp of Laceyville; brothers and sisters-in-law, Horace (who died on Saturday) and Lucille Snyder of Pelion, SC, [ half brothers] David and Esther DePue of Salts Springs, Samuel and Esther Lou DePue of Dunedin, FL, Paul and Elynor DePue of Homer, NY, John and Phoebe DePue, Pottstown, Stephen P. and Dorothy DePue of Lawsville.

A sister, Ruth P. Rothberg, predeceased her.[ half sister ]

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday (today), March 1 at the Bridgewater Baptist Church, Spruce and Church Streets, Montrose. The family received friends at the Bartron Funeral Home, Inc., 74 Church St., Montrose on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The family suggests, that if desired, memorial contributions be made to the Child Evangelism Fellowship of Susquehanna County, 3 Chestnut St., Montrose, PA 18801.

[ed. Note: Wilma was buried in the Nicholson Cemetary next to her father, March 2, 2001]
[half brothers and sisters children of Ogden Depue and Rena Caswell(2nd Marriage)]
Never Married.
child+100 ii. Horace Newell SNYDER.
child+101 iii. Elaine Ruth SNYDER.

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