Alexander Lee "Alec" Best and Anna Maria O'Donnel

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Husband Alexander Lee "Alec" Best ¹

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           Born: 30 Nov 1862 - Winslow Twp, Jefferson Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Jun 1937 - Knox Twp, Jefferson Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Central Cemetery, Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co, PA

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         Father: William Best (1823-1874) 2
         Mother: Frances Willard "Fanny" Moore (1827-1916) 2 3

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       Marriage: 17 Feb 1886 - Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co, PA 1

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Wife Anna Maria O'Donnel ¹

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           Born: 27 Apr 1866 - New Bethlehem, Clarion Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jul 1936 - Knox Twp, Jefferson Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Central Cemetery, Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co, PA

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         Father: Arthur O'Donnel (1824-      ) 1 4
         Mother: Margaret D. Graham (1833-      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Floe Anna Best ⁵

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           Born: 25 Feb 1887 - Winslow Twp, Jefferson Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Dec 1977 - DuBois, Clearfield Co, PA 5
         Buried:  - Central Cemetery, Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co, PA

         Spouse: John E. Straitwell (1885-1938) 6
           Marr: 29 Jan 1910 - Brookville, Jefferson Co, PA 5. (Separated)

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2 M Guy Alexander Best ⁵

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           Born: 23 Oct 1888 - Winslow Twp, Jefferson Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jun 1971 - Brookville, Jefferson Co, PA 5
         Buried:  - Zion United Methodist Cemetery, Brookville, Jefferson Co, PA

         Spouse: Nula Wayland (1894-      ) 5

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3 F Dora Iva Best ⁵

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           Born: 5 Oct 1890 - Knox Twp, Jefferson Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 May 1966 - Brookville, Jefferson Co, PA 5
         Buried:  - Butler Cemetery, Jefferson Co, PA

         Spouse: Harry Earl Deemer (1881-1936) 5
           Marr: Abt 1906

         Spouse: Clyde Hamilton Shobert (      -      ) 5
           Marr: Jefferson Co, PA

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4 F Fannie Violet Best ⁵

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           Born: 5 Mar 1902 - Knox Twp, Jefferson Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Aug 1975 - Orange City, Volusia Co, FL 5
         Buried:  - Central Cemetery, Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co, PA

         Spouse: W. Clark Crawford (1872-1965) 5
           Marr: 1937 5

         Spouse: Harry E. Swab (1888-1973) 5
           Marr: 1 Mar 1973

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5 M Arthur O'Donnel Best ⁵

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           Born: 17 Jan 1907 - Knox Twp, Jefferson Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 1986 - ? Orange City, Volusia Co, FL
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ella Viola Bittinger (1902-1981) 5
           Marr: 26 Mar 1927 - Westfield, Chautauqua Co, NY 5

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General Notes: Husband - Alexander Lee "Alec" Best

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ALEXANDER LEE BEST
At the bereaved home in Knox Township starting at two o'clock on Friday afternoon, the Rev. C. E. Downing, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Reynoldsville, will con-duct funeral services for Alexander Lee Best, 75, one of this communi-ty's best known and most highly re-spected residents.
Taken ill at the home of a son, Arthur, in Washington, D. C., with whom he was visiting, Mr. Best was returned to his home and, growing weaker steadily, passed away after a month's illness of complications at 11:30 o'clock yesterday (Tuesday) morning, June 8th, 1937.
Following the funeral services, with which the officers and members of the local P. O. S. of A., of which the deceased was long a member, will assist, burial will be made in the Reynoldsville Cemetery.
Mr. Best was born near Deemer's Cross Roads, a son of William and Frances (Moore) Best, November 30, 1882, and spent his boyhood days there. When a youth the family moved to West Reynoldsville. and here, February 17th, 1886, Mr. Best was married to Anna M. O'Donnel, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur O'Donnel. For a number of years after his marriage. Mr. Best worked for a time at the lumber mill operated by his father-in-law at O'Donnel, below town. He also worked for a time in the local tan-nery before moving, 37 years ago, onto the farm in Knox Township where he and his wife spent the re-mainder of their lives.
To know Mr. Best was to like and respect him. Industrious, fair and honest in all of his dealings, he made acquaintances easily and these acquaintances, through his many admirable traits of character, soon became warm friends. The deceased wes a member of the Baptist church here, active in its work when health permitted, and was also an active member of the local P. S. of A. and K. of P. orders.
Surving are two sons, Guy A., of Brookville, and Arthur O., of Washington, D.C., three daughters, Flo B. Straitwell, of Renoldsville, Dora B. Shobert, of Brookville, and Fannie, at home, and one sister, Mrs. Margaret Bollinger, of Reynoldsville.

1 Jude Ann Fischer, Wilhelm Best - Abridged Edition (Privately published, 1985), Pg 92.

2 Jude Ann Fischer, Wilhelm Best - Abridged Edition (Privately published, 1985), Pg 56.

3 Kate M. Scott, History of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 737.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1104.

5 Jude Ann Fischer, Wilhelm Best - Abridged Edition (Privately published, 1985), Pg 112.

6 Jude Ann Fischer, Wilhelm Best - Abridged Edition (Privately published, 1985), Pg 138.