OBIT: Charles F. CARVER Jr., 2002, native of Somerset County, PA

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  CARVER
  
  Charles F. Carver Jr., 87, Satellite Beach, Fla., passed away March 5, 2002
  after a long illness.  Born in Somerset, he is survived by his wife of 61
  years, Lorraine; brother Arthur; three sons, Charles of Montgomery, Ala.,
  Raymond of Hiram, Ga., and Robert of Palm Bay, Fla.; daughter, Lynn of
  Melbourne, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.  He
  graduated high school at 16 and traveled by foot to Detroit, where he
  worked for Ford Motor Company.  Joining the Army Air Corps in 1941, he had a
  distinguished career through World War II and the Korean Conflict, retiring
  as an Air Force Lt. Colonel in 1961.  Taking up residence on the old family
  farm in Somerset, he became the Executive Director of the Tableland
  Community Assoc. in charge of all of the federal poverty programs for 18
  years.
  
  Daily American, March 11, 2002
  
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