OBIT: Bertha Louise (PERDEW) DAWSON, 2003, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  DAWSON
  
  Bertha Louise (Perdew) Dawson, 73, Henderson Avenue, Cumberland, Md., went
  home to be with the Lord and her husband, Pete, on Aug. 1, 2003, at
  Memorial Hospital.  Born July 27, 1930, the daughter of the late Walter E.
  and Naomi (Robinette) Perdew.  Survived by four sons, Dennis Devon Dawson
  and wife Tracey of Cumberland, Md., Ronald Lee Dawson and fiancee Tammy
  Detrick of Berlin, Wayne Earl Dawson and wife Lisa of Burlington, N.C., and
  Kenneth Alan Dawson and wife Tammy of Buffalo Mills.  Louise also enjoyed
  her grandchildren which include Kristi Lynne (Dawson) Gore, Joshua Lee
  Dawson, Amber Faylen Dawson, Dustin Devon Dawson, Leah Samantha Dawson,
  Kenneth "Adam" Dawson, Olivia Kayne Dawson, Kaytlyn Ranae Dawson, and
  Nathalie Alexander Dawson along with great-grandchildren Vanessa, Steven,
  Andrew, Julian and Jared.  Also survived by three sisters, Jessie Madden of
  Wadsworth, Ohio, Mary Margaret Martin of Oakridge, Tenn., and Joan Ahern of
  Lewisburg, W.Va.  Employed by the Cumberland Times News.  She graduated
  from Fort Hill High School Class of 1948.  She was a 50-year member of the
  Melvin United Methodist Church and a longtime active member of the PTA and
  volunteered at numerous school functions.  Friends were received Sunday at
  the Chapel of the Hills, LaVale, Md.  Funeral service will be held at 2
  p.m. Monday at the Melvin United Methodist Church.  The Rev. Daniel Taylor
  officiating.  Interment will be at Madley Cemetery, Rt. 96, Buffalo
  Mills.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the
  Melvin United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund, Marion and Reynolds
  Streets, Cumberland, Md. 21502 in memory of Louise.  Condolences may be
  sent to the family through www.haferfuneralservice.com.
  
  Daily American, August 4, 2003
  
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