OBIT: Earl "Pete" BURNWORTH, Jr., 2004, Uniontown, Somerset County, PA
  
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  EARL (PETE) BURNWORTH JR.
  
  Earl (Pete) Burnworth Jr., 81, Uniontown, passed on Sept. 30, 2004, at
  Uniontown Hospital. He was born March 23, 1923, in Confluence, the son of the
  late Earl Burnworth Sr.  and Mary (Bowman) Burnworth.  In addition to his
  parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, Harry Burnworth and a sister,
  Catherine Wilcox.  Survived by his wife of 64 years, Lorraine (David)
  Burnworth; a daughter, Judith Rae Thomas and her husband, Jack, Uniontown; a
  son Terry E. Burnworth and his wife, Carole, Concord, N.C.; three
  grandchildren, Matthew A. Thomas, Uniontown; Janel Lynn Service, Lakewood,
  Colo., and Robin Leigh Burnworth, Winston-Salem, N.C.; two
  great-grandchildren, Natasha Burdo and Cassandra Burdo.  A brother of David
  Burnworth and his wife, Betty, Eros, La.; Myrtle Caldwell, Pittsburgh; and
  Edna Smith, Manassas, Va.; and a sister-in-law, Wanda Burnworth,
  Markleysburg.  Also survived by a number of nieces and nephews and
  great-nieces and great-nephews.  Pete was employed by the Pa. Department of
  Parks as a ranger, and during his employment he received the Ranger of the
  Year Ward in 1981.  Pete was a veteran of World War II having served with the
  U.S.  Army in both the Pacific and European Theatres of Operation, receiving
  two bronze stars, five battle stars, one representing the Battle of the
  Bulge, and other ribbons.  He attended the Johnson United Methodist Church in
  Confluence and was a member of the Ursina American Legion Post 0946.  Friends
  will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
  Sunday at the Andrew D. Ferguson Funeral Home Inc., 80 Morgantown St.,
  Uniontown.  Visitation also on Monday from 12:30 p.m. until hour of service at
  1 p.m. The Rev. Tim Rogers officiating.  Entombment will follow in LaFayette
  Memorial Park.  The family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to
  the American Cancer Society, Fayette Unit.  Memorial e-mails may be sent to the
  family at memorials@adferguson.com.
  
  Daily American, October 1, 2004