OBIT: George Arthur CLEEVES, 2005, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  Cleeves, George Arthur  08/11/05  Daily American
  
  George Arthur Cleeves, 91, Croasdaile Retirement Community, Durham, N.C., died
  Aug. 8, 2005. Born Feb. 14, 1914, in Newburgh, N.Y., a son of the late Edward
  Warren Cleeves and Clara Duppstadt Cleeves. The family later moved to Somerset.
  He is also preceded in death by a brother William Duppstadt Cleeves. He is
  survived by his wife of 62 years, Laura Rankin Cleeves; children Nellie Jane
  Laxton and husband, William; William Lawrence Cleeves and wife, Candace; three
  grandchildren, Katherine, Margaret and William Laxton and wife, Allison.
  Brother of Mary Cleeves Dawson of Boston, Mass. Mr. Cleeves graduated from
  Somerset High School. In 1935, he graduated from Pennsylvania State University
  with a degree in Ceramic Engineering. He later earned a degree in Meteorology
  as an Army Air Corps Cadet at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr.
  Cleeves served during World War II in the Army Air Corps as a meteorologist in
  China, India and Burma. During the Korean War, Capt. Cleeves served in South
  Korea and Japan. Mr. Cleeves was employed by NOAA in Cincinnati and transferred
  to Durham, N.C., in 1967 as an EPA meteorologist. He retired in 1973. Mr.
  Cleeves was a member of Duke Memorial Methodist Church where he was a member of
  the Spence-Kale Bible Class. George, a lifelong outdoorsman, is remembered for
  his good nature, humor, and intelligence. A memorial service will be held 11
  a.m. Monday at Duke Memorial Methodist Church.  There will be a reception in
  the church parlor following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
  made to the Scholarship Fund at Duke Memorial Methodist Church, 504 West Chapel
  Hill St., Durham, NC 27701, or Duke Community Hospice Services, 4321 Medical
  Park Dr., Suite 101, Durham, NC 27704.