Florence Jessie Reid

1918 - 1973  (55 years)

• Name	Florence Jessie Reid
  Birth	13 Apr 1918	Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Female
  Marriage Bride	7 May 1943	Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Witness Role: Principal: [F209] ...of John T. ASHENFELTER and Florence Jessie REID Witness Role: Bride: [I3503] Florence Jessie REID Witness Role: Groom: [I158] John T. ASHENFELTER
  Note	Occupation: Secretary for Sam and Oscar Light Coal, Punxsutawney, Pa.Newspaper clipping in the possession of Jean Reid Edwards. ThePunxsutawney Spirit, Punsutawney , Pa. A wedding of interest toresidents of Punxsutawney and DuBois was solemnized last evening, whenMiss Florence J. Reid, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reid, of thiscity, became the bride of Corp. John T. Ashenfelter, of near DuBois.The ceremony was read by Rev. Edwin Fairman in the parsonage of theUnited Presbyterain Church in DuBois. The single ring ceremony waswitnessed by a small group of relatives and close friends of thecouple. Obituary: Newspaper clipping, Saturday, September 29, 1973,The Punsutawney Spirit. FLORENCE ASHENFELTER, 55 Mrs. FlorenceAshenfelter, of 98 Clark Terrace, died Friday in West Penn Hospital inPittsburgh at the age of 55 years. Friends will be received from7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 TO 9 p.m.. Monday in theSchenkemeyer Funeral Home where services will be held Tuesday at 1p.m. The Reverend Robert McKie will officiate and burial will be inCircle Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Ashenfelter was born in PunxsutawneyApril 13, 1918, a daughter of Robert and Bert Penman Reid and wasmarried May 7, 1943, to John T., Ashenfelter. A lifelong resident ofPunxsutawney, Mrs. Ashenfelter was a member of St. Peter's UnitedChurch of Christ and the Punxsutawney Country Club. She was a formeremployee of the Punx'y Electric and Repair Company. Surviving areher husband; four sisters and a brother, Mrs. James McGonagle and Mrs.Vay Neal both of Punxsutawney; Mrs. Samuel Reed,of DuBois; Mrs. FrankCraighlough, of Collingswood, New Jersey, and Robert Reid, of Fargo,North Dakota. In lieu of flowers the family requests thatcontributions be made to the Adrian Hospital building fund or theAmerican Cancer Society.
  Name	Florence Jessie Ashenfelter
  Death	29 Sep 1973	Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Andrew Reid   (3 x Great Grandfather)  Margaret Nesbitt  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I3503	Hillbillies & Vikings
  Last Modified	5 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert Reid,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Barclay, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Sep 1969, Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Bert Penman,   b. 11 Jan 1877, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Jun 1943 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	17 Aug 1897	Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I3368] Bert PENMAN Witness Role: Groom: [I3536] Robert REID
  Family ID	F191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John T. Ashenfelter,   b. 24 Sep 1911, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Mar 1991, Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)  Other Partners: Rose M. Senott  m. 20 Jul 1974
  Marriage	7 May 1943	Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I3503] Florence Jessie REID Witness Role: Groom: [I158] John T. ASHENFELTER
  Family ID	F209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2022

  
  

• Reference

  Carl Jón Denbow. "Florence Jessie Reid". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I3503&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).