OBIT: James O. COURTNEY, 1987, Somerset, Somerset County, PA

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  COURTNEY
  
  James O. Courtney, 86, Somerset, died Jan. 24, 1987, Somerset Community
  Hospital.  Born May 11, 1900, in Connellsville, the son of the late James
  S. and Janie M. (Johnson) Courtney.  Survived by his wife, the former
  Dorothy Burleigh; these children: Graham, Fox Chapel; Attorney James O.
  Jr., Somerset; Dr. William B., Greensburg; Louise T. Courtney,
  Philadelphia; and Mrs. John R. (Dorothy B.) Howell, of Bethlehem; 14
  grandchildren; brother, Edward A. of Mt. Lebanon.  He was a member of St.
  Paul's Presbyterian Church, served as elder for 40 years; Somerset County
  Bar Association; Somerset Lions Club; partner in Courtney and Courtney Law
  Firm.  Graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and University of
  Pittsburgh Law School.  He served on the board of education of Somerset for
  12 years.  Also served on the Selective Service Board of Somerset County
  during World War II.  Past chairman of the Somerset County Chapter of the
  American Red Cross; executive board of the Robert E. Perry Council of Boy
  Scouts.  Friends received Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Hauger-Zeigler
  Funeral Home.  Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's
  Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Douglas Rehberg officiating.  Private
  interment, Husband Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, family suggests
  contributions may be made to St. Paul's Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund,
  Somerset.
  
  Daily American, January 26, 1987
  
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