OBIT: Rev. William ANDERSON, 1981, of interest to Somerset County, PA
  
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  REV WILLIAM ANDERSON
  
    The Rev. William Anderson, 84, of 945 Seton Drive, Apartment 4, died
  November 10, 1981 in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md., following an
  illness of about three weeks.  Rev. Mr. Anderson retired in 1978 after
  having served several United Methodist churches in the area.
    A native of Lonaconing, Md., he was the son of the late William and
  Minerva (Miller) Anderson.  He was a retired clerk for the B & O Railroad,
  having retired in 1969 after 48 years service with the railroad.
    A member of the Mount Herman United Methodist Church, Rev. Mr. Anderson
  served the Oldtown Methodist Church from 1950 to 1959; the Eckhart
  Methodist Church from 1959 to 1965; the Springfield (WVa) United Methodist
  Church from 1965-66, and the Fairview Avenue United Methodist Church,
  Cumberland, from 1966 until his retirement in 1978.
    He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Iona (Pratt) Anderson; a son, Roger W.
  Anderson, Cumberland, Md., three sisters, Mrs. Mary Scott, Goodwill
  Mennonite Home, Grantsville, Md.; Mrs. Marian Castle, Lonaconing Md.; and
  Mrs. Minerva Biddle, Akron, Ohio, and two grandchildren.  Friends were
  received at the Hafer Chapel of the Hill Mortuary.
  
  The Republic November 19, 1981
  
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