Rev. Irvin C. Yeakel and Anna Elizabeth Shortess [38-127]

1. Ivy V., b Apr. 22, 1887; Missionary to Mexico under Presbyterian Church.

2. Ursula Regina Susanna, b Jan. 9, 1889. Art Supervisor in Baltimore City Schools.

3. Katherine Elizabeth, b Apr. 24, 1890; stenographer and private secretary to President of Provident Savings Bank, Baltimore, Md.

4. Grace A., b Jan. 21, 1892; m Rev. Jacob Vanderbilt Koons.

5. Eleanor F. Frieda, b Jan. 29, 1896; teacher; post graduate student Johns Hopkins University.

6. Irvin Shortess, b Jan. 14, 1899; 3rd year student, Princeton Theological Seminary; temporary pastor of church in Idaho. _ Rev. Irvin C. Yeakel, pastor of the Biddle Chapel, Carlisle, Pa., died on Feb. 1, 1918. At one time he was pastor of the church at West Liberty, W. Va. He had held pastorates in three States, and was one of the most successful pastors on the home mission field. He was born on Mar. 4, 1852, in Pa., and received his education in the schools of that state. He studied theology privately. He was ordained to the ministry in 1884. He served six years in Pa., engaged in missionary work in Baltimore, Md., then became pastor of a church in Montg. Co., Md.; then returned to Baltimore, to engage in missionary work. He founded the church of Lauraville, which is now known as the Hamilton Presbyterian church. He accepted a eall in 1905 to the Memorial Presbyterian church in Brooklyn, Md., where he remained three years. He returned to Baltimore in 1908, and took charge of the Broadway Presbyterian church, now a strong mission center. He went to West Liberty, W. Va., in 1913, and remained three years, when he entered upon work at Carlisle, Pa. He is survived by his widow, five daughters and one son. Interment was made at Mount Zion Cemetery, Churchtown, Pa. [| Newspaper clipping. |