Fulton-Bedford-Cambria County PA Archives Obituaries.....Deshong, Melvin R. November 7, 1978 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: David Bard mdb47@frontier.com September 20, 2010, 2:03 pm Fulton County Historical Society Card File Melvin R. Deshong _________ Melvin R. Deshong, RD1, McConnellsburg, died at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 7, 1978, at his home after a long illness. Born February 3, 1916, at Andover, PA., the son of the late Benjamin F. and Mytrle Sipes Deshong. He was married on May 14, 1938 and was employed as a mechanic all his life. His wife, Josephine Truax Deshong, two sons, survives him: Howard B. of Eglin AFB, FLA. and R. Boyd Deshong of RD1, McConnellsburg; one brother Glenn Deshong, RD6, Chambersburg, PA.; six sisters: Mrs. Estiline Humphrey, Ft. Loudon; Mrs. Ruby Sipes, Miss Fern Deshong, Mrs. Kenneth (Shirley) Bard all of Chambersburg; Mrs. Elmer (Gayle) Deshong, Greencastle, Mrs. John (Myrna) Sponsler, Willington, CA.; and 8 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 10, at 2 p.m. at the Siloam United Methodist Church near Harrisonville, PA. the Rev. Leonard Wright officiates. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The viewing will be held Thursday, November 9 in the Howard L. Sipes Funeral Home, form 2 to 9 p.m. and at the church Friday one hour before services. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb