Mary Elizabeth Arnold

1906 - 1996  (89 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth Arnold
  Born	18 Jul 1906	Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Jul 1996	Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Buried	Saint Thomas the Apostle Cemetery, Bedford Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I192859	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	William Ralph Arnold,   b. 21 Aug 1880, Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1961, Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Teresa Beatrice McGuin,   b. 9 Oct 1880, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1967, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1902	Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F69470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Floyd Hanley Heacock,   b. 15 Jan 1905, Canton, Washington County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 21 Jun 1989, Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1928
  Children	1. John Floyd Heacock,   b. 5 Jul 1929, Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 22 Mar 2016, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 86 years)   2. Margaret T. Heacock   3. Mary Elizabeth Heacock   4. Frederick Eugene Heacock   5. Ruth Ann Heacock,   b. 23 Apr 1939, Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 22 Nov 2011, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 72 years)   6. Catherine A. Heacock   7. Joseph R. Heacock   8. James F. Heacock
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F73288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From a conversation between Peg Overbaugh Elizabeth: "Elizabeth was a "basketball prowess" in high school! She and the girls used to play ball in the room above the Farmer's Hardware Store on Pitt St. She said she always had to play against the big, tough Morgert girl - a roughneck! But she loved it! She was no cream-puff then! Or ever! As her life attests." "Elizabeth's first job was at the A P, then Straubs, then Cohen's or Maurice's on Saturdays and then full time in Harrisburg for the Pennsylvania Highway Dept. Elizabeth lost this job with the State Highway Dept. because she refused to donate to the Republican Election Campaign. (She was a Democrat!) She was fired 2 weeks after the election! The Republicans won!" "Elizabeth was independent Courageous - even when young! Proof --- before she was fired by the Republicans, she was told she could resign her job. "No way" she said! She had to find out for herself what they would do. (People had told her she would lose her job if she didn't donate to the Election Campaign and she just said she would find out for herself; so she did!) She was fired after the election; after she refused to resign!" Elizabeth Arnold took a year of commercial courses at the School of Commerce in Harrisburg and then worked as a stenographer for the State Highway Department until after she was married. She and her husband, Floyd Heacock, bought the family home on John St. in Bedford from her parents in 1936. She was very active in the Catholic Daughters of America and served as a regent as well as being one of the chapter's charter members from 1933. At the time of her death, she had been active in St. Thomas' Ladies Guild and the Retired Senior Voluteer Program. Elizabeth's high school yearbook says this about "Libby": "Small in stature but not in mind. Elizabeth entered Bedford High in the fall of 1919. She is one of our brightest girls and has always proved herself a diligent pupil. You may think the boys are no attraction for Elizabeth, but there is where you make a mistake. Her sincerity and frankness are most conspicuous of the many qualities she possesses, and she is liked and admired by all." Source - Elizabeth Arnold's notes and memorabilia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Mary Elizabeth Arnold Heacock Birth: Jul. 18, 1906 Bedford Bedford County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Jul. 17, 1996 Bedford Bedford County Pennsylvania, USA Elizabeth A Heacock Elizabeth A Heacock, 89, of East John St, Bedford, died Wednesday, July 17, 1996, at home. She was born July 18, 1906, in Bedford, a daughter of the late William Ralph and Theresa(McGuinn) Arnold. On June 4, 1928, she married Floyd H Heacock, whoe preceeded her in death June 21, 1989. She is survived by eight children, John F. (husband of the former Carole Bonadio) of Pottsville, Margaret T, (wife of Philip Overbaugh) of Hanover, Mary Elizabeth (wife of John Griffin) of Bethel Park, F Eugene (husband of the former Raymonde Lams) of St Louis,Mo, Ruth Ann (wife of Richard Sitler) of Pittsburgh, CAtherine A (wife of Ronald Shaffer) of Quarryville, Joseph R ( husband of Frances Smith) of Boyertown, James F (husband of the former DOnna Germano) of Phoenixville; 30 grandchildren; 31 great grancchildren and five brothers and sisters, Bernard (husband of the former Pearl Yutzy), Joseph (husband of the former Theresa Beemiller, and Dora Logue, all of Bedford; Anna Thompson of Bloomsburg, and Ruth (wife of Robert Dunham) of Harrisburg. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Dennis and Kenneth Arnold. Mrs Heacock was a member of St Thomas Catholic Church and the Ladies Guild of the church and was a volunteer for in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. She was a 1923 graduate of Bedford High School. Mass of Christian Burial; 11 am Saturday at St Thoams Catholic School Hall, Bedford, with Father John C Vago officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm today at the Timothy A Berkebile Funeral Home, Bedford, where a wake service, followed by the rosary, will be held at 3:30 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to St Thomas Catholic Church, 215 E Penn St, Bedford or the charity of the donor's choice. Family links: Parents: William Ralph Arnold (1880 - 1961) Theresa Beatrice McGuin Arnold (1880 - 1967) Spouse: Floyd Hanley Heacock (1905 - 1989) Children: Ruth Ann Heacock Sitler (1939 - 2011)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Cemetery Bedford Bedford County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: Sec A Plot 95 Created by: Ann Record added: May 29, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 70534488