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McLouth, Charles A. - Oil City Derrick (Oil City, Pennsylvania) 1942 November 2 - DEATH TAKES C. A. M'LOUTH - Retired Pipeline Official Succumbs at Hospital at age of 89 Charles A. McLouth 89, retired pipeline official and one of the community's best known citizens died in the Oil City hospital at 5 o'clock Sunday morning. He had been in ill health for several months Mr McLouth was engaged in the pipeline business for nearly 50 years prior to his retirement from the Southern group 20 years ago. He was one of the best know men in the industry in the Pennsylvania region, was well versed in every department of the business, and was one of the (best posted?) men in this section on the history of pipeline operations in the east. Born in Sandusky, Ohio on October 12, 1853 Mr McLouth started his pipeline career in the winter of 1873 when he was employed in the offices of the Church Run Pipe Line Co. in Titusville. In July of that year he went to Forgundus (?) where he worked as a clerk and operator for the Tidioute and Titusville Pipe line Co. In October 1873 he went to Millerstown where he was employed by the Union Pipeline Co. He worked in Millerstown and Butler until December 1875 when he became affiliated with the Union line at Parker. In Februaryk, 1876 he was in St Petersburg buying oil for Joseph Bushnell and serving as telegraph operator for the Union Pipe Line Co I September 1876 he came to Oil City where he had since resided. On March 1 1881, Mr McLouth entered the employ of the National Transit Co., United Pipelines division. On January 1 1885 he was with the auditing department and remained in that capacity until Dec 1 1911 when he was named assistant secretary and assistant treasurer of the Southern Group of pipe lines. Two years before his retirement on January 31 1922 he was made Secretary of the four companies making up the Southern group. (snip) He was married to Laura Kratzer of St Petersburg, who preceded him in death a number of years ago. He is survived by two daughters, Gertrude M. Proudfoot, at home and Kathryn McLouth [note; she was his daughter in law] of Meadville; two grandsons Charles Dewitt McLouth at home, and Pfc Frank Dewitt McLouth of the US army air corps, now stationed in England; two sisters, Mrs. F.P Zellinger of Sandusky, Ohio and Mrs L. H. Gud??? of Columbus Ohio. Funeral Services will ge held at the home 20? W. Third St at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rev A. B. McCormick pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, will officiate and interment will be made in Grove Hill Cemetery.Submitted by: Eliz Hanebury - elizhgene@gmail.com

McLouth, Ralph D. - Clearfield Progress (Clearfield, Pennsylvania) - OIL CITY WAR VETERAN IS DEAD BY OWN HAND; NO MOTIVE KNOWN FOR DEED - Oil City, Pa Nov 15 Ralph D. McLouth, 40 former Capt Supply Co., 112th Infantry of 28th Division during the World War, today committed suicide here by shooting himself through the brain according to city authorities McLouth leaves a wife who was formerly Katherine Weyman of Franklin and two children. No motive was given for the shooting Submitted by: Eliz Hanebury - elizhgene@gmail.com