OBIT: Harry L. UMBOWER, 1982, Williamsburg, Blair County, PA

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HARRY L. UMBOWER 

  Mr. Umbower, 74, of 517 W. 1st St., Williamsburg, died at 4:55 p.m. Friday, 
Aug. 27, 1982, in Mercy Hospital, after a lengthy illness.
  Mr. Umbower retired from the Martinsburg Shoe Co. in 1973.
  He was born Feb. 23, 1908, in Royer, Williamsburg RD, the son of Benjamin and 
Jeannette (Bartelbaugh) Umbower, and was twice married, first to Florence E. 
Lower, who died in 1957, then, June 11, 1963, in Winchester, Va., to Jennie 
Reigh. Surviving are his wife, three children: Benjamin H. of Altoona, David A. 
of Williamsburg and Shirley A. Pote in South Carolina; six grandchildren, and 
two stepsons: Wayne Lower of Shepfeld Lake, Ohio, and Gregory L. Reigh of 
Williamsburg.
  Also surviving are five brothers and sisters: Francis W., Mrs. Nellie Noland 
and Mrs. Pearl Lloyd of Williamsburg; Claire of Williamsburg RD 2 and Mrs. 
Mildred Whittaker of Clappertown.
  Mr. Umbower was a member of the Royer United Methodist Church.
  He was an Army veteran of 15 years, serving in World War II in the European, 
African and Middle Eastern Theaters. He was a recipient of the Silver Star 
medal.
  Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the Bolger-
Friedline Funeral Home. Williamsburg.

UMBOWER - Services for Harry L. Umbower of 517 W. 1st St., Williamsburg, will be 
held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Bolger-Friedline Funeral Home by the Rev. John 
Liddle. Interment in Alto-Reste Cemetery. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 
and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.

Altoona Mirror, August 28, 1982