OBIT: Orville F. BROUGHER, 1997, Markleton RD, Somerset County, PA
  
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  BROUGHER
  
    Orville F. Brougher, 75, of Markleton RD 1, went to be with his
  Lord Jan. 6, 1997, at Somerset Hospital.  Born April 17, 1921, in
  Upper Turkeyfoot Township, son of the late Ross and Mabel (Meyers)
  Brougher.  Preceded in death by infant brother, Robert; a sister,
  Thelma, and a stepmother, Pauline Brougher.  Survived by his beloved
  wife of 55 years, the former B. Elizabeth Knepper.  Also survived by
  five beloved daughters:  Mrs. Rev. Ronald (Linda) Beachley,
  Davidsville; Mrs. Kenneth (LaVonne) Sanner, Youngstown, Ohio; Mrs.
  Richard (Jane) Pritts, Telford; Mrs. Jim (Mabel) Walker, Markleton;
  Mrs. Barry (Diane) Miller, Waynesboro; 12 grandchildren, and four
  great-grandchildren, and a dear friend, his pastor, Gerald and his
  wife Pat Deffenbaugh; a foster sister, Marie Landis Frueh, Asheville,
  N.C.; a stepbrother, Ray Brougher, Markleton, and aunts:  Gladys
  Henry, Rockwood, and Hazel Steyer, Mill Run.  Member of the Geiger
  Church of the Brethren where he served as a deacon.  Retired
  farmer.  Was a school bus contractor for 17 years for Rockwood Area
  Schools.  Owner-operator of Brougher Fruit Market, Kingwood, since
  1964.  Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
  at Wilbur D. Miller Funeral Home, Somerset.  Funeral service at 11
  a.m. Thursday at the Geiger Church of the Brethren, where Mr.
  Brougher will lie in state one hour prior to funeral service, Rev.
  Gerald Deffenbaugh and Rev. Ronald Beachley officiating.  Interment
  in the Fairview Cemetery, Kingwood.  Memorial contributions may be
  given to the Geiger Church of the Brethren Building Fund.
  
  Daily American, January 8, 1997
  
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