Individual Details

Death

NONAGENARIAN PROMINENT IN COUNTY DEAD
Edward Bell Isett, Widely Known Business Man, Is Called Away
RESIDENT OF BELLWOOD RECENTLY
One of the oldest and some years ago one of the most prominent of Blair county's citizens died suddenly on Saturday, when Edward Bell Isett passed quietly out of life at the Arlington hotel at Tyrone. Mr. Isett had been in failing health for some time and had kept rather closely to his home on Main street, Bellwood. On Saturday he wished to go to Tyrone, thinking that the change might prove beneficial. He made the trip with his wife in the afternoon and in the evening grew rapidly weaker and died in his room at the hotel. His body was carried back to his home in Bellwood Sunday morning to await the funeral. Edward Bell Isett was born July 24, 1826, being aged at death 90 years, 3 months and 26 days. He was a son of John S. and Mary Ann Bell Isett and saw the light of day first at Arch Spring. He was one of a family of ten, five brothers and one sister preceding him to the grave, and three sisters surviving - Mrs. Annie Sargent, of Canada; Mrs. Maryn Gardner and Mrs. Lucetta Thompson, of Altoona. On March 25, 1852, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Dysart, who died September 21, 1901, at the age of 75. To this union nine children were born, five of whom survive: John Bell Isett and Sidney Thompson Isett, of Spruce Creek; Mrs. Alice Isett Henderson, Mrs. Sara Isett Humer [Hamor], of Altoona; Mrs. Eleanor Isett Owens, of Dixon, Ill. Twelve grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive. Mr. Isett was married a second time, on February 4, 1902, to Miss Ora Smith, of Tipton, who survives him. Mr. Isett was a versatile business man. He had a Powerful physique and only recently did his energies flag and his strength seem to correspond with his years. During his active career he was engaged largely in lumbering business in Clearfield and Indiana counties. He also carried on flouring and milling business and dealt largely in grain. He was the oldest iron master in this section. Besides he had large real estate holdings in Bellwood and vicinity. He was also well known in the financial world as one of the organizers of the Altoona bank, which is now the Central Trust company. He was its first president and served twenty-five years until he began to retire from active business life. He was also a former director of the First National bank at Huntingdon. For nearly fifteen years his home had been at Bellwood and the winters had usually been spent in Florida but for a long number of years he had resided at Spruce Creek, where he was a member and former Officer of the Lower Spruce Creek Presbyterian church. He attended the church of that faith at Bellwood, but had never transferred his membership. He was a long time member of the Mountain City Masonic lodge.
Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Monday Morning, November 20, 1916

Burial

Lot 10.