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| 1001 | When Delilah was four years old, the weather was cool and she was alone in the house. She gathered some firewood in her apron to put on the fireplace and the apron caught fire and she died from the burns. She told the family she had pulled the water bucket over her, but the bucket was empty. Benjamin left not long after this happened. She is buried near her mother's headstone in an unmarked grave. Charlotte Gayle Zentmyer Price | ZENTMYER, Delilah (Delcia) (I3109)
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| 1002 | When James and Helen married they were both living in Allegany Co., MD. James listed his occupation as a miner on their marriage application which was issued on 20 August 1875. There was no record of the marriage as the minister did not return the license. Helen was listed as a maid of 17 and James as a 21 year old. When they were first married, the couple lived in Keyser, WV. They were probably in Keyser until about 1884. From Keyser, the family moved to MT. Pleasant, PA. It's confusing as to how long they remained in MT. Pleasant. Interview notes show the family in Scottsdale, PA from 1890 to 1895. But, these same notes list Minnie's 1888 birth in Scottsdale, F. Ethel's 1890 birth in Scottsdale and Margaret's 1895 birth in Star Junction, PA. F. Ethel Santmyer Rowley supplied all the above information. However, the copy of Ethel's and Stephen's marriage certificate gives MT. Pleasant as her place of birth. I think she probably remembered her place of birth better at age 21 than at age 85. This would place them in MT. Pleasant until May 1890 and would still allow for the move to Scottsdale in 1890. Margaret's birth in June of 1895 places them in Star Junction and still allows for them to be in Scottsdale in the earlier part of that year. They remained in Star Junction until 1918 when they moved to Homestead, PA. The family lived on a rented farm in Scottsdale. James was working for the B&O Railroad. He was an engineer on the passenger train that ran from Scottsdale to South Bend (an area in Westmoreland Co.). B&O wanted to move the family to South Bend, but before the move transpired there was a train wreck at South Bend. His wife, Helen, then refused to move as she didn't want him to have that dangerous run. James then took a more local run and the family moved to Star Junction. It appears that the family attended the Methodist Episcopal Church during their early years in Star Junction. Somewhere around 1902 they were attending the Baptist Church, Helen was baptized here on 17 December 1905. I had no record of James being baptized, but would have to guess, he was. Around the 1920's they became Christian Scientists - perhaps when they moved to Homestead. James belonged to the Knights of Pythias, Prospect Lodge 507, Star Junction and to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Tygarts Valley Lodge No. 284. Upon moving to Homestead, James operated a grocery and confectionery store at 141 East 16th Avenue from 1918 until January 1922, when he retired. He and Helen then went to live with their daughter Ethel and family in Hayes, PA. He died while visiting at his son Oscar's home in Star Junction. The Ira Blair Funeral Home in Perryopolis handled the funeral arrangements. James was buried in MT Washington Cemetery in Perryopolis, PA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James was a red head. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Records vary with date and even name for the birth of James: *Family Bible: James Jacob Santmyer b. 5 November 1854 *Marriage application dated 20 August 1875: James Santmyer age 21 *Death certificate #78827 James J. Santmyer dob 5 November 1854 *Courthouse records in VA, Rockingham Co.: Birth - James S. Santmyers 14 September 1858 Father Harrison Santmyers - Occupation Blacksmith Mother Lad Santmyer Residence Portsmouth Furnace *Charted Information from Fred M. Chilcott: James Isreal Santmyer b 5 November 1854 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1880 CENSUS WEST VIRGINIA, Vol. 2, Mineral Co. K023 (Keyser-New Creek area) Santemier, James - age 24 - RR Fireman - VA - VA - GR " Helen 21 - Keeps house - MD - MD - MD " Harry 4 - MD - VA - MD " Oscar 1 - MD - VA - MD Neff, David - boarder - 28 - RR Fireman - MD - MD - MD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1900 CENSUS PENNSYLVANIA, FAYETTE CO., PERRY TWP. Santemeyer, James P. age 54 b. MD " Y Helin age 50 b. WV " William age 33 b. " Oscar Y age 31 b. MD Other children: Mimi, Ethel, Donald and Margaret ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For his 53rd birthday a number of his friends presented him with a "magnificent chair". I wonder if this is the same chair that appears in many photos of him in his later years? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ref: Family records and papers located in the family Bible Interviews with Fanny Ethel Santmyer Rowley Death cert. 10935 File No. 78827 Marriage Application from Allegany Co., MD Newspaper articles | SANTMYER, James Jacob (I0013)
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| 1003 | While Frank died at the notorious Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, it is not known where his remains are buried. A Memorial Stone sits in the Zentmyer family plot in the Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, and lists his date of death as 27 December. "Maj. Frank Zentmyer, of Huntingdon, wounded and taken prisoner by the rebels at the battle of Fredericksburg, died of his injuries, at Richmond, on the 31st." Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Pa., Wednesday, January 28, 1863 "Maj. Frank Zentmyer.- The father of Major Zentmyer has received a letter from Richmond informing him of the death of his brave son. The Major lost a leg at Fredericksburg, was taken prisoner and sent to Richmond where he died on the 31st." The Huntingdon Globe, January 21, 1863. | ZENTMYER, Major Franklin (I2328)
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| 1004 | Will Book Stokes County, Page 281. 15 September 1834. Will of Nathaniel HENDRIX . . . to Daniel ROBERTSON (son of James ROBERTSON) colt, furniture, tools. | ROBERTSON, Daniel (I4022)
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| 1005 | Will dated March 5, 1775 in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Will Book 3, p. 394) | ROBERTSON, George (I4005)
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| 1006 | Will dated November 12, 1822 in Madison, Kentucky. (Will Book C p.302-303) | ROBERTSON Sr., James (I4003)
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| 1007 | Will probated in 1781, named Andrew and Joseph | BERRYHILL, Joseph (I2480)
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| 1008 | Willard served in World War I in France. His mother received a notice that he had been killed in action, but actually he was only wounded, and returned home in 1919 to marry Florence Lewis. He purportedly suffered from 'shell shock,' what we now identify as PTSD. | LOWMAN, Willard Henry (I85948)
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| 1009 | William A. Ronald in 1850 US Census a Tanner in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, with no wife. Mary Reynolds in 1850 US Census in Jacksonville, Floyd, Virginia with no husband. But 1870 US Census in Jacksonville, Floyd, Viginia William A. Ronald Tanner and Mary Housekeeping, so were they reunited? 1880 US Census in Smiths River, Patrick, Virginia William A. Ronald Tanner and Mary Housekeeping. | Family: William A RONALD / Mary R ZENTMEYER (F246)
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| 1010 | William Bradford sailed from England on 6 Sep 1620 on the Mayflower, which arrived in Provincetown Harbor on November 11, 1620. In 1621 he was elected Governor of the Plymouth Colony, a position which he retained off-and-on for the rest of his life. | BRADFORD, William (I3505)
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| 1011 | William Garber was born in Rockingham county, Va., September 28, 1833, and died at 7:45 a. m., October 19, 1926, aged 93 years and 20 days. In his early youth he moved to Owen county, Ind. In 1854 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Pettyman, who died a year later. To this union was born one son Henry Garber. On Nov. 17, 1861, he was united in marriage to Jane Wark and to this union were born six children, Mrs. Emma West, George Garber, Noble Garber, Mrs. Adelina Swanson, Nathan Garber and Mrs. Zora Botts. 21 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildrensurvive him. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1908 and two sons, Henry in 1889 and Noble, who died in 1923. He served in the Union army during the Civil War. In June 1870 he came with his wife and four small children from Webster county, Iowa settling on a homestead four and one-half miles northwest of Scandia, where he lived for 35 years. In 1905 he moved from the farm to Scandia and lived here continuously until his death. He was the oldest of the early settlers remaining in this community and a pioneer, who shared with the others all the hardships of the pioneer life and assisting in the settlement and development of this community. Scandia Journal - Thursday Oct 21, 1926 | GARBER, William (I3293)
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| 1012 | William Gates of Thomastown His Father was John Caleb Gates, a native of Germany who came to USA when he was 18 years old His Mother Elizabeth Ganley- "Geaurney" William was born 14 Jun 1829 at Springfield Furance. He was employed at Bald Eagle tannery. If he had lived unti1 January, he would celebrate 61 years of marriage / wife not named / children: Nathan H. of Thomastown John F. of Altoona W. Porter of Tyrone 9gchildren and 4 ggchildren He was the youngest and last of a family of 13 children He served in the Civil War Co E. 88 PA volunteers He was a member United Brethren for 59 years he had suffered a stroke of paralysis 22 years ago/ had been home bound the last 2 years He died 20 Dec 1912 Interment in Grand View cemetery (obit information from Tyrone Daily Herald) | GATES, William C. (I2752)
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| 1013 | William Harrison (Harry) was probably born in Moscow/Barton area of Allegany Co., MD. (There is a slim chance that the family lived in the Keyser, WV area at the time of his birth). Family lore tells that the Santmyer boys were "real hell raisers" and Harry was certainly not one to pass up a good time. Harry supposedly was a well-meaning roustabout who felt obligated to share himself with all the girls. As well as a drinker, it seems that Harry was also a gambler. In fairness to Harry, perhaps with the loss of his young wife and third child, he was "drowning his sorrows" in women, booze and gambling. They lived their life on the wild side, worked hard and died tragic deaths. From the tales I heard, I imagined the Santmyer brothers donned in cowboy boots and hats, and always chewing a wad of tobacco - but the few pictures I've seen, portray them more like refined bankers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harry, as he was called, was named for both his grandfathers - Harrison Santmyer and William Burns Shaw. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marriage: Bk 21, Pg 116, Fayette Co., PA Santmyer, Wm. H. to Ghrist - 6 Nov. 1861 Santmyer, Wm. H. Age 21 - woman 17 Residence - Star Junction - wife - Vanderbilt Parents names - James and Helen Occupation - Hauler Birthplace - Maryland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harry possibly married again after Sadie's death; although, his sister, Fanny Ethel Santmyer Rowley, insists this is not the case. There was an entry in the family Bible under "Marriages"....Harry Wm Santmyer (name also appears as Harry Wm. for marriage to Sadie) - Myrtle Renmyer 30 Dec. (no year is listed, but it appears between 1913 and 1921 entries). Additional information, received from his grand-daughter, Anna Mae Waggett Walls, states that Harry never remarried. NOTE - January 2006 UPDATE: News article found in the 28 December 1917 edition of the Connellsville Daily Courier "Wed in Pittsburg. Harry Santmyer of Star Junction and Myrtle Renko of Manowa were granted a license to wed in Pittsburg Yesterday." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Connellsville Courier....... 10 April 1903 Harry was charged with breaking into a store in Vanderbilt. He had to pay fines and costs, but was fortunate that he got off going to jail. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Connellsville Courier......24 Dec 1904 Harry Santmyer was sent to Huntingdon Reformatory for robbery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harry was killed in a terrible railroad accident in which he was pinned by the coupling apparatus between two railway cars. There wasn't much they could do for him, yet he lingered in pain for several hours in the Fairmont, WV hospital. Funeral services were held by the Christian Church in Perryopolis, PA - burial was in MT. Washington Cemetery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONNELLSVILLE DAILY COURIER.........19 November 1923 HARRY SANTMYER KILLED BY TRAIN AT FAIRMONT Harry Santmyer, 45 years old formerly of Star Junction, was killed by a railroad train Saturday at Fairmont, W Va. He was the son of James Santmyer, deceased, and a brother Oscar Santmyer of Star Junction. His mother resides in Braddock. The body was taken to Perryopolis and removed to the funeral parlors of Ira Blair, where it will remain until Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at which time the funeral services will be held at the Christian Church in Perryopolis. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONNELLSVILLE DAILY COURIER........22 November 1923 WILLIAM H. SANTMYER The funeral service for William H. Santmyer, 47 years old who died last Saturday in the Fairmont W Va Hospital as a result of injuries received in a railroad accident at Fairmont last Friday, was held yesterday afternoon at the Christian Church at Perryopolis with Rev. Davis the pastor officiating. Mr Santmyer was a son of the late James J Santmyer and Mrs Helen Santmyer of this city. He is also survived by two children Mrs. Hilda Waggat of Waltersburg and Roy Santmyer of Dearth, three sisters Mrs. George Bowman of this city, Mrs. Stephen Riley of Willock and Mrs Earl Beighley of Pittsburg, two brothers Oscar of Gates and Donald who is in the Marine Service. Two grandchildren also survive. The interment was made in the Mt Washington Cemetery, Perryopolis. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ref: Family records and papers located in the family Bible Interviews with Fanny Ethel Santmyer Rowley, James R. Rowley & Anna Mae Walls. Newspaper Clippings | SANTMYER, William Harrison (I0015)
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| 1014 | William PENN Zentmeyer passed away peacefully surrounded by family on the morning of January 1, 2025 at Lake Prince Woods Skilled Nursing in Suffolk Virginia at the age of 89 1/2. Penn was born on June 26, 1935 in Winston-Salem North Carolina and lived a full and remarkable life. Until he went to college, he lived at the Zentmeyer family homeplace called Sunnyside in rural Patrick County Virginia. Sunnyside was purchased by his great-grandfather John N. Zentmeyer in 1852. He lived there with his mother MAMIE Jane Autrey Zentmeyer, of whom he said in early 2024 that he owed, "everything he ever was or ever achieved" to her. Also living at Sunnyside was his adoring father Peter LEATH Zentmeyer Jr. and brother Robert (BOB) Leath Zentmeyer and grandmother HATTIE Moore Penn Zentmeyer. Penn grew up in a time that most cannot imagine these days. Times after the Depression were hard and his father suffered from an undefined illness that baffled doctors of the day and kept him bedridden for 18 years. Living in such a rural area, the family had no electricity until Penn was a sophomore in high school. The house was heated by fireplaces in each room and there was no phone service or TV until he was in college. Chores as a boy included milking the cow, gathering eggs from the chicken house, working in the garden, and on Saturdays, it was Penn's job to trim the wicks and refill all the oil lamps for lighting the house. By the time he was ten, he was preparing breakfast, often eggs and toast, for his mother and brother before they all went to school where his mother was an elementary school teacher. His boyhood was filled with joys and adventures a country boy should have including pet dogs and cats and goats and squirrels, as well as hunting, fishing, trapping, beekeeping, horseback riding, and skinny dipping in the North Fork of the Mayo River where his brother Bob taught him to swim. After graduating from Hardin Reynolds Memorial School in 1953 in a class of 13, he attended Ferrum College before attending Virginia Tech. He was always Hokie football fan but Hokies know, that?s not always easy! In the summers, he worked as a lifeguard at Fairystone State Park which he recalled fondly as fun, carefree times. In 1956, his brother introduced him to a pretty young classmate at Richmond Polytechnic Institute (now VCU), Ann Hunton Mitchell from Leesburg Virginia. Both were immediately smitten. Penn hitchhiked from Blacksburg to Richmond most weekends before they married on August 31, 1957. He graduated from VPI in 1958 and taught vocational education for several years. He and Ann lived in Leesburg, Orange, and Westmoreland County on the Rappahanock River, Virginia before moving to Richmond in 1962 so that Ann could finish her degree at RPI as he promised her father Claude Mitchell that she would. They lived happily in Chesterfield County until Ann's untimely and shocking death in 1988 at age 52. Penn worked at the Virginia Department of Agriculture for more than 30 years in a number of roles before retiring in 1991. If you knew Penn, you know he could and did fix just about anything. He was a talented landscaper and took great pride in his yards and maintaining the family homeplace Sunnyside. Sunnyside was built in the mid-1800s and stands in remarkable condition thanks in large part to Penn's efforts and devotion to his family and homeplace. He also took up flying small private airplanes in the 1960s and enjoyed it well into the 1990s. Penn was very lucky to have found love again with Anita "Nita" Page McLemore with whom they shared many friends and good times. They married on October 19, 1997 and shared nearly 30 years together. He and Nita left their beloved Surreywood home in September 2023 and moved to Suffolk Virginia to downsize and be nearer her family. Nita was devoted to Penn to the very end. Penn was a devoted father and family man and loved to share his family history. He and Ann had 2 daughters, Jan Penn Zentmeyer and husband Glen A. "Skip" Skinner, and Suzanne Wynn Zentmeyer Stewart survive their dad. He is also survived by 4 grandchildren, Anna Penn Skinner and husband Charles "Chip" Wilson Jackson V, Sydney Autrey Skinner Stockmore and husband Sean J. Stockmoe, Peter Mitchell Stewart, and LucyAnn Zentmeyer Stewart, and one precious great-grandson, Carter Joseph Stockmoe and 3 nieces. Penn is also survived by loving step-children Ann Burton Barnes Heikens and husband Timmy, and Troy McLemore Barnes and wife Wendy, and grandchildren Dillon Heikens and wife Emily, Camryn Heikens, Brianna Barnes, and Charles Barnes, and great granddaughter Penelope Mehegan Heikens. Penn was preceded in death by his parents and beloved brother Bob in 1995 and sister-in-law Betsy Lawrence Zentmeyer Wengert in 2023, but is also survived by loving and devoted nephews Leath and Larry Zentmeyer and their wives and children and grandchildren. Penn's ashes will be buried beside his wife Ann in Oakwood Cemetery in Martinsville VA in the Spring of 2025. No flowers are requested. If individuals are interested, contributions can be made to historic Oakwood Cemetery for the care and upkeep of the grounds. Perhaps not consciously stated but we believe Penn lived by this philosophy: "Your children will follow the footsteps that you leave for them. Walk in the direction of love, integrity, compassion and self-worth." Jan Zentmeyer | ZENTMEYER, William Penn (I1542)
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| 1015 | William S. Zentmyer, age 90, of Upper Arlington, died Wednesday, July 6, 1994 at Arlington Court Nursing Home. Retired Branch Manager with Dow Chemical. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Thelma H. Zentmyer. Preceded in death by his brother Edgar Zentmyer and his sisters Marguerite and Lucille Zentmyer. Charter member of the Triangle Lodge #748 F&AM, Upper Arlington, Scottish Rite Valley of Columbus and Noble of the Mystic Shrine of Aladdin Temple, Columbus, and former member of the Drum Corp of the Shrine. The Columbus Dispatch, July 8, 1994 | ZENTMYER, William Samuel (I731)
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| 1016 | William Strahorn and his brother Samuel both married sisters named Cuttler. | STRAHORN, William Chapman (I174)
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| 1017 | Williard must have been an extremely active man. Besides the organizations already mentioned, he was also a member of the Pilgrim Commandry No. 21 Knights Templar, Osiris Temple at Wheeling, the Tygarts Valley Shrine Club, Osiris, Klowns, and the H.W. Daniels Post No. 29 American Legion. Williard was a graduate of Keyser High School; received lab training at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser. He worked for a time as a lab technician at Old City Hospital in Elkins, WV. SANTMYER, WILLARD M Sr TEC 4 US ARMY WORLD WAR II DATE OF BIRTH: 08/21/1918 DATE OF DEATH: 06/16/1997 BURIED AT: LITTLE ARLINGTON CEMETERY ELKINS, WV 26241 Ref: http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 | SANTMYER, Willard Maurice Sr (I1096)
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| 1018 | Willie Penn was killed in a coal mine explosion. He was an accountant and somehow they talked him into going down to check on a fuse that did not explode. | ZENTMEYER, William Penn (I1737)
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| 1019 | Worked for the Pensylvania Railroad System. | LOWMAN, Abraham A. (I3370)
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| 1020 | Year of birth 1882 in Zentmyer Family Bible, 1900 US Census, and Oregon Death Index, 1883 in Social Security Death Index, 1884 on headstone. | ZENTMYER, Nona (I2342)
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| 1021 | Zentmyer, Richard 85 of Charlotte, died Saturday, August 9, 2003 at his residence. Mr. Zentmyer was born June 5, 1918 in Sylvan Center, Michigan, the son of Cyrus H. and Vergie (Stuver) Zentmyer. He owned an appliance repair business until he retired. He served his country during World War II in the 8th Army Infantry Division and was a life member of the VFW Maple City Post #2406 in Charlotte. He married Reatha I. Satterlee December 22, 1946 and she survives him. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lavonne in 1994. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at Pray Funeral Home in Charlotte, with Mr. George Howe officiating. Interment will be in West Carmel Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Sunday and 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Eaton Community Hospice. | ZENTMYER, Richard (I2799)
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