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George Eves
Birth: 1884 Millville, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 30 Dec 1947 (aged 62?63) Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Aulenbach's Cemetery, Mount Penn, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: sec: C; lot: 112; g: 2
Memorial #: 67002265
Bio: Funeral arrangements were being completed today for George Eves, 63, Reading attor-ney and former president of the BerksCounty Bar Association, who died in Com-munity General Hospital at 6 o'clock lastnight after suffering a heart attack on the street.He had left his office at 530 Washington St., and was walking through Church Street on his way to the Wyomissing Club, when hesuffered a heart attack and collapsed. Charles S. Wade and Raymond McDevitt, city policemen who were nearby, called the Jr.Fire Company ambulance and took him to the hospital.His physician, Dr. Malcolm Z. Gaerhart gave emergency treatment. Eves had been under the doctor's care for some time, and had curtailed a number of activities because of his condition. Much of his time was de-voted to his duties as solicitor for the Reading School District. CAME HERE IN 1912Eves resided at 1208 Hessian RD. He was a native of Millville, Columbia County, and came to Reading in 1912 as a teacher oflanguage in Reading Boys High School. Pri-or to that, he had been a teacher in George School, a private school in Philadelphia. He studied law in the office of the late Will-iam Kerper Stevens in Reading and at the University of Michigan, where he was grad-uated in 1908 and where he was a teacher for a short period.A democrat, he succeeded the late Earle I. Koch as Reading School District Solicitor, being elected to the post in 1921. He held the position at his death.He also was solicitor for town council bod-ies and school boards in a number of Berks boroughs and townships. WORLD WAR ACTIVITIESHe had been active in the Chamber of Com-merce for a time and served as secretery of its Americanization Committee. During World Wars I and II he served as a legal advisor in the selective service set-up.He was a 33rd degree Mason, a past commander-in-chief of Reading Consistory, and held membership in various masonic groups. In 1937 he was elected president of the bar association. He was a member of the Society of Friends. Eves was married three times, his first wife Rowena (Hartman), and his second wife Ellen Fleck), having preceded him in death. Sur-viving are his third wife Ruth (Moyer); a son of his first marriage, Attorney, George R. Eves, of Penside; one sister, Edith*, wife of John W. Biddle, of Millville. T. C. Auman Inc., have charge of funeral arrangements.* Memorial# 21114312Reading Eagle,Wednesday, December 31, 1947DEATHS page 5
Family Members
Spouses
Ellen Rebecca fleck Eves 1893-1932
Rowena Hartman Eves 1888-1919
Children
George Rowen Eves 1919-1974
Shannon Ellen Eves 1923-1932
Created by: aptpat (47239449)
Added: 16 Mar 2011
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67002265/george-eves
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 June 2020), memorial page for George Eves (1884?30 Dec 1947), Find a Grave Memorial no. 67002265, citing Aulenbach's Cemetery, Mount Penn, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by aptpat (contributor 47239449) .
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1884 - 1947 (63 years)