OBIT: Derwood James PRICE, 2007, native of Huntingdon County, PA

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Derwood J. Price

  Derwood James Price, 83, of 250 Standford Avenue, Wenonah, NJ, 
formerly of Mount Union, died on Thursday, February 8, at the Underwood 
Memorial Hospital, Woodbury, NJ.
  The funeral service was held on February, 15, at the Robert D. Heath 
Funeral Home, Mount Union, with Pastor Mike Dubbs officiating.
  He was born on August 29, 1923, in Mount Union, the son of the late 
James and Irene (Ramsey) Price. He was united in marriage to Billie 
(Wheeler) Price on September 16, 1946, in Maryland.
  His wife survives, along with their two children: Jody Buckley and 
husband, Bill of Woodbury, NJ; Dan-el Price of Wenonah, NJ.
  Also surviving are two grandchildren: Wayne Buckley and Melanie 
Pisarcik and three great-grandchildren: Aaron and Brandon Buckley and 
Rachel Pisarcik.
  Mr. Price was preceded in death by a sister, Bernice Price.
  He attended the Mount Union Schools.
  Mr. Price was US Army veteran of WWII, having served in the European 
and Asiatic Pacific Theaters.
  He was retired from the Oak Valley Elementary School, Wenonah, NJ, 
where he had been employed as a custodian. He had also worked as a cab 
driver in Philadelphia.
  He was well known in the Mount Union area for managing the local pool 
hall. He was a member of the American Legion Simpson Hunt Post #107, 
Mount Union.
  Mr. Price loved to hunt and fish.
  He was of the Protestant faith.
  Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Assn., 61 
Broadway, New York, NY 10006.

The Valley Log, Orbisonia, PA, February 21, 2007