OBIT: Allen L. DECKER, 1995, Confluence RD, Somerset County, PA
  
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  DECKER
  
    Allen L. Decker, 76, of Confluence RD 3, died March 6, 1995, at Garrett,
  son of the late Allen C. and Cora (Bockes) Decker.  Survived by his wife,
  the former Betty Higgs; a daughter, Carol A. Brant of Meyersdale; a son,
  Terry A. Decker of Richlands, N.C.; three stepchildren: Gary Hartman of
  Gaithersburg, Md.; Debra Stempora, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Michael
  Hartman of Confluence; 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. 
  Also survived by five brothers: Blaine of Ravenna, Ohio; Bruce of Akron,
  Ohio; Paul of Meyersdale, Harold and Melvin, both of Garrett; two sisters:
  Wilma Boyer and Pauline Baer, both of Meyersdale.  Preceded in death by
  first wife, the former Geneva Brocht, and brothers, Ken, Clarence, Harry
  and Elwood.  A U.S. Army veteran of World War II.  Retired from
  Penn-Pocohantas Coal Co.  A member of Meyersdale Moose Lodge 76, Confluence
  VFW Post 7250 and UMWA Local 1875, United Methodist Church of Confluence and
  a life member of the Brooklyn Hunting Camp of Garrett.  Friends will be
  received from 7 to 9  p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the
  Humbert Funeral Home in Confluence, where services will be held at 11 a.m.
  Thursday, the Rev. John H. Snyder officiating.  Interment, Center Church
  cemetery.
  
  Daily American, March 7, 1995
  
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