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- (Research):Gospel Herald - Volume XLVIII , Number 7 - February 15, 1955 -- page 166
Detweiler, Amos Z., was born May 5, 1862, near Lancaster, Fairfield Co., Ohio, a son of Joseph and Nancy (Zook) Detweiler; passed away after a brief illness at the Home for the Aged, Rittman, Oho; aged 92 y. 8 m. 14 d. At the age of 9, his family moved to Knox Co., Tenn., where they lived for 24 years. After most of the Mennonite families moved to the vicinity of West Liberty, and the Huntsville meetinghouse was closed, he and his mother also moved there. He resided in West Liberty until after the death of his wife, after which he entered the Rittman Home. As a young man, he went to Champaign Co., Ohio for the summer and while there he was baptized and received into the Oak Grove Mennonite Church, where he retained his membership as long as he lived. After moving to West Liberty he attended the South Union Mennonite Church, at times serving as Sunday-school superintendent and also as a teacher. In later years his eyesight failed, but he had a remarkable memory, and enjoyed telling of his experiences of days gone by. On Feb. 12, 1913, he was united in marriage to Barbara Anna Kauffman, who passed away April 14, 1952. He is survived by 3 sisters-in-law, one nephew, 4 nieces, and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the Troyer-Lynn Funeral Home in West Liberty, Ohio, on Jan. 22, in charge of Stanley Shenk. Interment was made in the cemetery of the South Union Mennonite Church.
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