Obituaries:  Luther Rials, Sabine Parish       R-420
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Nov 13, 2002
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Luther Rials

  Luther Rials, 76, of Richland, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania,
died of natural causes, Oct. 19, at 2:20 a.m., in his residence.

  He was the husband of Velma (McConathy) Rials.

  Born in Florien, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Pearl
(Knippers) Rials.

  Rials had been employed for 35 years by Texas Eastern
Transmission Corp. Bernville, retiring in 1985. He was a member
of Calvary Baptist Church in Many. He was a Navy veteran of World
War II.

  He was a 50 year member of Williamson Lodge 307, Free and
Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, Womelsdorf, and a life member of
the Robesonia Fire Company.

  He is survived by three daughters, Rochelle (Rials) Peterson,
Honey Grove, Juniata County, Angela K. (Rials) Clay, Robesonia,
and Carmon (Rials) Sellers, Oley; four sisters, Pauline (Rials)
Neel of Florien, Bertha (Rials) Hopkins of Many, Inez (Rials)
Strahan of Warren, Texas, and Edith (Rials) Murray of Sulphur.

  There also are seven grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren
who are survivors.

  Services were held Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 11 a.m., in the Lamm &
Witman Funeral Home Inc., Wernersville. Burial followed in
Heidelberg Cemetery, Heidelberg Township.

  "In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy
paths." Proverbs 3:6