OBITS: FULCOMER Family, mostly Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Aileen Fulcomer Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ ________________________________________________ FULCOMER, Charlotte M. Barry, 1999 FULCOMER, Curtis George, 1934 FULCOMER, David Samuel, 1973 FULCOMER, George Curtis, 1989 FULCOMER, Huvvy Hezekiah, 1943 FULCOMER, Marion Louise Wight WITT, 1970 FULCOMER, Mary V. Overton (TAHENEY), 2003 FULCOMER, Mosheim B., 1974 FULCOMER, Sarah Jane (HARRIS), 1964 FULCOMER, Thomas G., 1968 FULCOMER, Verne K., 2000 HEILMAN, Karl J., Sr., 1953 HEILMAN, Velma Mae (FULCOMER), 1985 KNARR, Alice I. (FULCOMER), 1991 KNARR, Joseph Curtis, 1996 KNARR, Robert Alfred, 1981 KNARR, Verne Alfred, 1959 MORDER, Clara Mabel (FULCOMER), 1996 MORDER, John Benjamin, 1982 NEFF, Mary Jane (KNARR), 1987 PITTS, Irene Elizabeth (FULCOMER), 1994 ________________________________________________ FULCOMER, Charlotte M. Barry Nov 9, 1999 Charlotte M. Fulcomer, Sandy Ridge native -- Charlotte M. Fulcomer, 87, of McCandless and formerly of Turtle Creek, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999 at UPMC-Passavant Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born may 25, 1912 at Sandy Ridge, the daughter of James and Margaret Frantz Barry. She was married to George Fulcomer, who preceded her in death on August 26, 1989. Surviving is a daughter, Kay Shaw of McCandless; five grandchildren: Keyte Marie Dalton, Alicia Heff, and Benjamin, Matthew and Burton Caldwell; six great-grandchildren; two sisters: Olga Fink, Julian, and Eleanor Chilcoat, Morrisdale, and two brothers: Harry Barry of Sandy Ridge and James Barry of Tyrone. Mrs. Fulcomer retired as a salesperson from the Joseph Horne Department Store. She was a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church of Turtle Creek. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Richard H. Searer Funeral Home Inc., with Pastor Matthew Kephart officiating. Interment will be made at Blair memorial park. Friends may call tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Jobe Funeral Home, corner of Shaw and Ribroro Avenue, Turtle Creek, and on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Richard H. Searer Funeral Home Inc. ________________________________________________ FULCOMER, Curtis George September 16, 1934 The Johnstown Tribune, Johnstown, PA Curtis G. Fulcomer. Tyrone, Sept. 18 - Curtis George Fulcomer of Tyrone died Sunday morning at the Phillipsburg State Hospital, following a long illness. He was a son of Samuel and Elizabeth [Stormer] Fulcomer and was born on September 24, 1873, at Lockport, near Bolivar. Surviving are his widow and seven children: Mrs. Verne Knarr of near Tyrone, Mrs. Karl Heilman of Tiffin, O.; David Fulcomer of Newark, N. J.; Irene Fulcomer, George Fulcomer, Clarence Fulcomer ad Verne Fulcomer, all at home. He was a brother of Mrs. Catherine St. Clair of Lockport, Mrs. Scott Cable of New Florence, M. B. Fulcomer of Bolivar, W. G. Fulcomer, H. H. Fulcomer and J. B. Fulcomer, all of this place. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow, with burial in the New Florence Cemetery. ________________________________________________ FULCOMER, David Samuel May 14, 1973 David Fulcomer, 64, Retired Teacher Dead David S. Fulcomer, 64, a former resident of Holland Township and a longtime teacher at the Holland Township School who became embroiled in a protracted legal battle with the school board after his dismissal in 1962, died unexpectedly on Monday while on route to his home in Vacation Village, Florida. Fulcomer is also a former resident of Stewartsville, Pa. He was born in McKeesport, Pa., son of the late Curtis and Sara Harris Fulcomer. He was a graduate of Tyrone, Pa., high school and he had degrees from Susquehanna University, Duke University, a masters degree from new York University and an elementary teaching degree from Rutgers. Fulcomer taught math at the Holland Township School from 1954 to 1962 and then from 1967 to 1971 when he retired and moved to Florida. He also taught at Philipsburg High School and at a school in Riverhead, N.Y. He was interested in teener league baseball and served as a coach. He as a U.S. Army Veteran of W.W. I and was the first commander of the Meesey Bishop American legion Post in Stewartsville. Fulcomer is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Fulcomer; three sons, Robert D. and William E. both of rural Milford and Jerry E. of rural Hackettstown; a daughter, Mrs. Natoli Gualberti of rural Milford; eight grandchild; two brother Verne K. of Tyrone, Pa. And George W. of Turtle Creek, Pa.; four sisters, Mrs. Alice Knarr, Mrs. Clara Morder and Mrs. Velma Heilman, all of Tyrone and Mrs. Irene Pitts of Warren, Ohio. Funeral services will be private. Fulcomer, who began teaching at the Holland School in 1954 was dismissed in 1962 after he allegedly used physical force to discipline a 14-year-old student in one of his classes. Fulcomer was dismissed by the Holland Board after a hearing was conducted by the state's commissioner of education. Fulcomer appealed to the State Board of Education and was granted a second hearing in 1964 but the dismissal was upheld. Fulcomer carried his case to the courts and in 1967 the Appellate Division of the Superior court after ruling that dismissal was too harsh a penalty returned the case to the new Commissioner of Education, Dr. Carl Marburger. In August of 1967, Commissioner Marburger ordered Fulcomer's reinstatement at the Holland Township School with his tenure and pension rights restored but without back pay. Fulcomer then began a long and ultimately unsuccessful battle to try and get court permission to sue the township and state boards for damages. During his suspension from the Holland School, Fulcomer taught in Riverhead, N.Y. Throughout his fight with the township and state boards Fulcomer maintained that he was dismissed not solely because of the incident with the student but because of his ideas on discipline and education. ________________________________________________ FULCOMER, George Curtis August 26, 1989 Altoona Mirror, August 28, 1989 George C. Fulcomer - Mr. Fulcomer, 81, of 145G Watson Drive, Turtle Creek, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 1989, at his home. Mr. Fulcomer retired as a crane operator from Westinghouse, Pittsburgh. He was born March 19, 1908, in Lockport, the son of Curtis George and Sarah [Harris] Fulcomer, and married Charlotte Barry. Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Kay June Shaw of Ross Township: five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Also surviving are three sisters and a brother: Alice Knarr and Verne of Tyrone RD 4, Irene Pitts of Warren, Ohio, and Clara Morder of Alexandria. Mr. Fulcomer was a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Turtle Cree. Friends will be received form 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Richard H. Searer Funeral Home, Tyrone. Services for George C. Fulcomer of Turtle Creek will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Richard H. Serer Funeral Home, Tyrone, by Pastor John Michtly. Interment at Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p, Tuesday at the funeral home. Surviving are five grandchildren: Benjamin Caldwell of Wayne, Keyte Marie Dalton of McCandless Township, Alicia Hess of Franklin Park, Burton Caldwell of Owego, N.Y., and Matthew Caldwell of Ocean City, N.J. He was preceded in death by a sister and a brother. ________________________________________________ FULCOMER, Huvvy Hezekiah February 20, 1943 H.H. Fulcomer, born in Indiana County 72 years ago, a son of Samuel and Elizabeth [Stormer] Fulcomer, died Saturday in his home in Lockport, where he had been a well-known merchant and a former postmaster. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Clare [Robinson] Fulcomer; three children: Mrs. James Trimble of New Florence, Mrs. Marie McCartney, at home and Corporal James Fulcomer of Fort Dix, H.; two sisters: Mrs. Catherine St. Clair and Mrs. Clara Cable, both of new Florence, R.D., and three brothers: Fletcher Fulcomer of Elrama, Pa., and Mosheim and William Fulcomer, both of Fairfield township, Cambria County; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in Wagner Funeral Home, new Florence. The rev. Mr. Sholz will officiate and interment will be in West Fairfield Cemetery. ________________________________________________ FULCOMER, Marion Louise Wight WITT March 31, 1970 Marion L. Fulcomer of Crystal Spring, Tyrone RD 4, died at 7:45 a.m. yesterday, March 31, 1970, in Tyrone Hospital, after having been ill since January. She was born May 2, 1920 in Worcester, Mass., a daughter of Frank and Ada [Williams} Witt, and March 7 1942, married Verne K. Fulcomer in Freehold, N.J. Surviving are her husband and a son, Kenneth F., at the home, a daughter, Mrs. Nancy Lynch of Hyde, and one granddaughter. Mrs. Fulcomer was a member of the Warriors Mark United Methodist Church and fire company auxiliary. Mr. and Mrs. Fulcomer had farmed for 28 years. Friends will be received in the Feller memorial Home, Tyrone from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. ________________________________________________ FULCOMER, Mary V. Overton (TAHANEY) March 8, 2003 Tyrone Daily Herald, March 11, 2003 Mary V. Overton Fulcomer, 82, a resident of Tyrone Colonial Courtyard since 1999 and formerly of Hundred Springs Road, RD #4 Tyrone, died Saturday March 8, 2003 at 12:01 p.m. at J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon. She was born August 9, 1920 in Philipsburg, a daughter of Daniel and Myrtle (Burley) Tahaney. She was first married to Billie C. Overton in Santa Fe, N.M. He died in 1968. She then married Verne Fulcomer on December 24, 1971, He died in May of 2000. Surviving is a son Daniel C. Overton, wife Peggy and grandson Patrick I., all of Naperville, Il., also surviving is a nephew Theodore J. Feller of Tyrone and several other nieces and nephews. She was the last of her immediate family being preceded in death by a sister and three brothers. Mrs. Fulcomer retired in 1971 as a payroll secretary at Sarkes Tarzian, Inc., Bloomington, In., following several years of service. She was a 1939 graduate of Tyrone High School and completed a secretarial course at the former Zeth Business School, Altoona, in 1941. She was a member of St. Matthew Church Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, March 13, 2003 at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew Catholic Church with Father Joseph T. Orr, Celebrant. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends will be received on Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. at the Feller Memorial Home where there will be Wake services at 8:30 p.m. ________________________________________________ FULCOMER, Mosheim B. June 25, 1974 Memorial Record from Funeral Director - Name: Mosheim B. Fulcomer. Address: R. D. # 1, Ligonier, Pa. Birth Date: March 11, 1878 Birth Place: Indiana County Date of Death: June 25, 1974 Place of Death: Greensburg, Pa. Date of Funeral: June 27, 1974 Service Held At: Snyder Funeral Home, The Colonial Chapel, Ligonier, Pa., Cemetery: Ligonier Valley Clergymen: Rev. John J. McClure Father: Samuel Fulcomer Mother: Elizabeth Stormer Immediate Family: 5 Sons and 4 Daughters, 1 Sister, 31 Grandchildren, 43 Great Grandchildren, 4 Great-Great-Grandchildren Funeral Director [signature] Gordon O. Snyder, Helen H. Snyder ________________________________________________ FULCOMER, Sarah Jane (HARRIS) April 9, 1964 Mrs. Sarah Jane Fulcomer of Tyrone, R.D. 4, died Thursday, April 9, 1964, at 10 p.m. at the home of a daughter in Tyrone following an extended illness. The deceased was born August 31, 1879 in Allegheny County, a daughter of David and Isabel [Sanderson] Harris. She married Curtis George Fulcomer on November 22, 1899 at Lincoln, Indiana County. The survivors include the following children: Mrs. Alice Knarr, Tyrone, R.D. 4; Mrs. Velma Hileman, Tyrone, with whom she made her home; Mrs. Clara Morder, Sterling Run; Mrs. Irene Pitts, also of Sterling Run; Vern K., Tyrone, R.D. 4; David S., Milford, N.J., and George C., Turtle Creek. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Fulcomer was the last surviving member of her immediate family. A member of the Warriors mark Methodist Church, she had been a resident of Warriors Mark Township for 50 years. The funeral service will be held on Sunday afternoon, April 12, at one o'clock at the Cox Funeral home in Warriors mark. The rev. Daniel Koon will officiate and interment will be made in the Isabel Cemetery at New Florence. Friends will be received at the funeral home after 2 p.m. on Saturday until the funeral hour on Sunday. ________________________________________________ FULCOMER, Thomas G. January 3, 1968 Thomas G. Fulcomer, 85, of Climax, New Florence R.D. 2, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1968, at his home. Born March 2, 1882, in Climax, he was a son of George and Mary Gilpin Fulcomer. Surviving are two brothers: Roy, _____ R. D.; Walter, Climax, and seven nieces and nephews. Friends are being received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today and Friday at the Edward J. Speidel Funeral Home, Bolivar, where services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday with Rev. Delmar Robbins officiating. Interment will follow in the Isabel Cemetery. ________________________________________________ FULCOMER, Verne K. May 16, 2000 Verne K. Fulcomer, 80, Tyrone RD 4, died Tuesday morning, May 16, 2000, at Altoona Hospital, following an extended illness. He was born Jan. 6, 1920, in Tyrone RD 4, the son of Curtis George and Sarah Jane [Harris] Fulcomer. He was twice married. First he married Marion Louise Witt March 7, 1942, in Freehold, N.J. She died March 31, 1970. Then he married Mary Tehaney Overton Dec. 23, 1971, in Bloomington, Ind. Mr. Fulcomer was a member of Warriors mark United Methodist Church. He retired as a dairy farmer in Warriors mark Township in 1982, after 26 years of service. Mr. Fulcomer was a 1938 graduate of Warriors mark High School. He was a member of Atlantic Breeders Association and Interstate Milk Producers. Surviving are his wife of Deerfield Assisted Living, Tyrone; a daughter, Nancy Lynch of Clearfield; a son, Kenneth F. of Hundred Springs Road, Tyrone RD 4; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Richard H. Searer Funeral Home Inc., Tyrone. Funeral services for Verne K. Fulcomer will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 18, 2000, at Richard H. Searer Funeral Home Inc., Tyrone, with the Rev. Gregory Lake officiating. Interment will be made at Blair Memorial Park. Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Richard H. Searer Funeral Home Inc., Tyrone. Mr. Fulcomer had lived on the family farm his entire life until one year ago, when he established residence at Deerfield Assisted Living in Tyrone. He is survived by a son-in-law, James Lynch; a daughter-in- law, Aileen; grandchildren: Frank Fulcomer of Altoona, Annie Fulcomer of Sinking Valley, Patricia Kavelak of Elkins, W.Va., and James [Jaime] Lynch Jr. of Clearfield; great-grandchildren: Rayanna, Izaak and Myra Kavelak; and a grandson-in-law, Jeffrey Kavelak. He was preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters. Contributions in his memory may be made to American Heart Association, 501 Howard Ave., Building F, Altoona, Pa. 16601; or to Respiratory Disease Society, 1207 12th Ave., Suite 216, Altoona, Pa. 16601. ________________________________________________ HEILMAN, Karl J., Sr. February 16, 1953 Karl J. Heilman, Sr., a purchasing consultant for the inspector of navy material here the past 12 years, Karl J. Heilman Sr., died Saturday at Crile Veterans Administration Hospital. Mr. Heilman, born in Tiffin, O., March 30, 1889, was a graduate of Heidelberg College in the class of 1911. He was a member of Acacia Fraternity there. Upon graduation, he became a ceramic engineer. He was a consultant engineer for Canadian Mining companies before he founded the Seneca Rock Wool Co., manufacturers of rock wood insulation, in Tiffin. He joined the Navy Department here 12 years ago. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, a life member of the Masonic Lodge, a member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Toledo, and a 32d Degree Mason. He was also a member of Clifton Post No. 42, American Legion. He served with the 30th Engineers in World War I. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Velma Heilman; a son, Karl Jr., and a sister, Mrs. Pearl Yingling of Tiffin. The Heilman home is at 2261 Woodward Ave., Lakewood. Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Adams Turners Funeral Home, 135 N. Washington St., Tiffin, with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery there. ________________________________________________ HEILMAN, Velma Mae (FULCOMER) April 25, 1985 VELMA MAE HEILMAN Mrs. Heilman, 79, of Manor Grove Nursing Home, Kirkwood, Mo., formerly of Altoona, died at 3:05 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 1985, in St. John's Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Heilman retired as a registered nurse and dental technician. She was born April 18, 1906, in Indiana county, the daughter of Curtis G. and Sarah [Harris] Fulcomer, and Feb. 25, 1929, married Karl J. Heilman, who died in 1953. Surviving are a son, Karl J. Jr., of St. Louis; three grandchildren and a great- grandson. Also surviving are five brothers and sisters: Irene Pitts, Alice Knarr and Verne of Tyrone, Clara Morder of Warriors mark and George of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Heilman was a member of Altoona Baptist Church and the University City United Methodist Church, University City, Mo. Mrs. Heilman was a 1927 graduate of Altoona Hospital School of Nursing and received a certificate in dental hygiene. Arrangements by the Pfitzinger Mortuary, Kirkwood. ________________________________________________ KNARR, Alice I. (FULCOMER) May 16, 1991 The Daily Herald, Tyrone, PA Mrs. Alice I. Knarr, 88, of Box 383, Tyrone R.D. 4, died Thursday, May 16, 1991, at 2:50 p.m. at her home following an extended illness. She was born Nov. 9, 1902, at Lockport, the daughter of Curtis G. and Sarah Jane [Harris] Fulcomer. On Oct. 22. 1922, at Warriors Mark Methodist Church, she was married to Verne A. Knarr. He preceded her in death. She is survived by two sons and one daughter, James F. Knarr, Belleville; Joseph C. Knarr, Tyrone R.D. 4; and Mrs. Edwin [Mary Jane] Neff (error Mary Jane Knarr Neff died 1989), Warriors Mark; 15 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, one great-great- grandchild and one brother and two sisters, Verne Fulcomer, Tyrone R.D. 4; Mrs. Clara Morder, Tyrone R.D.1 and Mrs. Irene Pitts, Niles, Ohio. She was preceded in death by one son, Robert A. Knarr, one sister and two brothers. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. Funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Richard H. Searer Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Harold E. Posey officiating. Interment will be at Blair Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Contributions I her memory may be made to Home Nursing-Hospice, 201 Chestnut Ave., Altoona, Pa. 16602. ________________________________________________ KNARR, Joseph Curtis October 26, 1996 Joseph C. Knarr, 61, Tyrone RD 4, died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26, 1996, at Tyrone Hospital emergency room. He was born Sept. 11, 1935, in Warriors mark Township, Huntingdon County, the son of Verne A. and Alice I. [Fulcomer] Knarr. He married Marjorie M. summers Nov. 2, 1957, in Tyrone. Mr. Knarr was a rural letter carrier on Route 3 for the Tyrone Post Office for more than 20 years. He was a member and past president of the Blair County Rural Letter Carriers and received the award of Letter Carrier of the Year for 1996. He was a 1953 graduate of Warriors Mark High School and served with the 104th Armored Cavalry of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Dawn Fleck of Manheim; a son, Joseph A. of Tyrone; a brother, James F. of Belleville; and five grandchildren. Friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Richard H. Searer Funeral Home, Tyrone. Knarr - Services for Joseph C. Knarr of Tyrone RD 4 will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Richard H. Searer Funeral Home Inc., Tyrone, by Pastor Jay Jones. Interment at Blair memorial Park, Antis Township. Friends will be received form 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Surviving are a son-in-law, Mike Fleck of Manheim; a daughter-in-law, Debra Knarr of Tyrone; and grandchildren: Amanda, Valerie and Ashley Fleck of Manheim, and Curtis and Brent Knarr of Tyrone. He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. ________________________________________________ KNARR, Robert Alfred July 15, 1981 Robert A. Knarr, of 102 E. 13th St., died Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, N.J., following an extended illness. He was born August 8, 1930 in Warriors mark Township, Huntingdon County, the son of Verne A. and Alice Fulcomer Knarr. On Nov. 12, 1950 at the First Presbyterian Church in Tyrone he was married to Arlene McKinney. He is survived by his wife, four daughters and one son, Mrs. John [Karen] Morrow, Sinking Valley; Mrs. Rick [Cheri] Banks, Vero Beach, Fla.; Robert V. Knarr, Sinking Valley; Mrs. Paul [Cindy] Emigh, Tyrone; and Mrs. David [Melissa] Russell, Warriors mark; five grand-children, his mother, of Warriors mark Township, one sister and two brothers, Mrs. Edwin [Mary Jane] Neff, of Warriors Mark; James F. Knarr, of Belleville; and Joseph C. Knarr, of Warriors Mark Township. Together with his wife, he had owned and operated Knarr's Kitchen Design Center of Milesburg for the past ten years. He was a member of Wesley united Methodist Church, B.P.O.E. 212, the Frohsinns of Altoona, and the American Institute of Kitchen Dealers. He was designated a Certified Kitchen Designer. Funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Getz and Searer Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard G. Felty officiating. Interment will be at Eastlawn Cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of service. ________________________________________________ KNARR, Verne Alfred October 2, 1959 Altoona Mirror, Altoona, PA Verne A. Knarr, of Tyrone RD 4, died at 12.15 a.m. today in Philipsburg State Hospital after an extended illness. He was born Oct. 16, 1898, at State College, a son of William H. and Minnie [Tyson] Knarr, and was married to Alice I. Fulcomer at Warriors mark Oct. 30, 1922. Surviving are his wife and four children, Mrs. Mary Jane Neff and Robert A., both of Warriors Mark, James F. of Belleville and Joseph C. of Tyrone RD 4; 11 grandchildren and three brothers Cloyd T. of Tyrone, Ian C. of Tyrone RD 4 and Richard H. of Franklin. Mr. Knarr was a member of the First Methodist Church, Tyrone, a veteran of World War I and an organizer of the Gardner Guards. He was a retired Tyrone post office employe, having served for 32 years. Friends will be received at the John Funeral Home, Tyrone, after 7 p.m. Saturday. ________________________________________________ MORDER, Clara Mabel (FULCOMER) January 16, 1996 Altoona Mirror, Altoona, PA Clara Mabel Morder -- Mrs. Clara Mabel Morder, 83, Water Street, Tyrone RD 1, died early Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, 1996, at Tyrone Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born Aug. 21, 1912, in West Field Township, the daughter of Curtis George and Sarah Jane [Harris] Fulcomer. She married John Benjamin Morder on Dec. 15, 1939, in Petersburg. He died July 16, 1982. Mrs. Morder was a member of Calvary Bible Church, Alexandria. She was a teacher and homemaker and retired from the food services division of Penn State University in 1977. Mrs. Morder was a graduate of the Indiana State Teachers College, receiving a bachelor of science degree in may 1934. Surviving is a brother, Verne K. of Tyrone RD. Friends will be received form 7 to 9 p.m. today at Richard H. Searer Funeral Home, Tyrone. Morder - Services for Clara Mabel Morder of Water Street, Tyrone RD 1, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Richard H. Searer Funeral Home Inc., Tyrone, by Pastor Robert Maurer. Interment at Blair Memorial Park. Friends will be received form 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Contribution in her memory may be made to the Calvary Bible Church, Alexandria, Pa. 16611. Surviving are sisters-in-law, Mary Fulcomer of 100 Springs Road, Tyrone RD, and Charlotte Fulcomer of Pittsburg, two nephews: Kenneth F. Fulcomer and Joseph C. Knarr, both of Hundred Springs, Tyrone RD, and several other nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers. ________________________________________________ MORDER, John Benjamin July 16, 1982 Altoona Mirror, Altoona, PA John Benjamin Morder -- Mr. Morder, 76, of Box 106 A, Tyrone RD 1, near Water Street, died at 8:20 a.m. Friday, July 16, 1982, in his residence, after an extended illness. Mr. Morder retired from the Pennsylvania Highway Department, Huntingdon County. He was born June 29, 1906, in Baileyville, Centre County, the son of Henry and Ella [Tate] Morder, and Dec. 15, 1939, married Clara Fulcomer. Surviving are his wife and a sister, Mrs. Thelma Nash of Lakemont. Mr. Morder had attended the Calvary Bible Church, Alexandria. There will be no reception of friends. Arrangements by Getz & Searer Funeral Home, Tyrone. Morder - Services for John B. Morder of box 106 A, Tyrone RD1, will be held at the convenience of the family in the Getz & Searer Funeral Home, Tyrone, by Pastor Robert Maurer. Interment following in Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood. There will be no reception of friends. Friends are invited to make memorial contributions to his church. ________________________________________________ NEFF, Mary Jane (KNARR) March 31, 1987 Tyrone Daily Herald, April 2, 1987 Mary Jane Neff, 62, of Warriors Mark, died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 31, 1987 at 8 p.m. in the emergency room of Tyrone Hospital. She was born April 4, 1924 at Nealmont, the daughter of Verne A. and Alice Fulcomer Knarr. On Oct. 9, 1943 at the Warriors mark United Methodist Church she was married to Edwin J. Neff. She is survived by her husband, four sons and one daughter, L. Stewart Neff, at home; Holly M. Petriskey, of Hawk Run; Edwin J. Neff Jr., of Piedmont, W. Va.; Verne A. Neff, of Port Matilda; and Peter Lynn Neff, at home; her mother, of Tyrone RD 4; seven grandchildren and two brothers, James Knarr, of Belleville, and Joseph Knarr, of Tyrone RD 4. One brother preceded her in death. She was a member of the Warriors mark United Methodist Church, the Warriors Mark Fire co. Auxiliary, Warriors mark Grange, Star Bible Class and Senior Citizens of Warriors mark. She was a local Republican committee person and was active in Lions Club projects, the Red Cross and local food distribution. She has retired after being employed at the Acme Market in Tyrone for 19 years. Funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Bruce E. Cox Funeral Home, Warriors Mark, with the Rev. Stephen Gallagher and the Re. Donald Roher officiating. Interment will be at Burket Cemetery, Warriors mark. Friends will be received at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Contribution in her memory may be made to the Warriors Mark United Methodist Church. ________________________________________________ PITTS, Irene Elizabeth (FULCOMER) January 6, 1994 IRENE E. PITTS - Mineral Ridge [Ohio] -- Irene Elizabeth Pitts, 89, 3379 Main St., died Monday at 1:25 a.m. in Glenview Manor Nursing Home, following a long illness. She was born Oct. 31, 1904, in Warrior's mark, Pa., a daughter of Curtis and Sarah Harris Fulcomer and had lived in the area since 1971, come from Pennsylvania. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Thomas Pitts, whom she married January 1939, died Nov. 6, 1977. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Ray [Mary Alyce] McClimans and Mrs. Dave [Barbara] Crawford, both of Niles [Ohio] and Mrs. Louis [Connie] Galeotti of Keating Summit, Pa.; son, William of Warren; sister, Mrs. Clara Morder of Tyrone, Pa.; brother, Verne of Tyrone; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. A son, John, and her twin children, Donald and Doris; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Knarr and Mrs. Velma Heilman; and two brothers, George and David, all precede her in death. Friends may call from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home where the funeral will follow at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Crum Cemetery in Sinnemahoning, Pa.