OBIT: William Walter DECKER, 1973, Garrett, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Lynn Beatty and proofread by Jesse Davis. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ WILLIAM W. DECKER William Walter Decker, 50, died Friday, Aug. 17, 1973, at his home in Garrett. Born Jan. 19, 1923, in Garrett, he was a son of the late William F. and Edna (Christner) Decker. Surviving are his wife, the former Margaret Hemmings; a daughter, Mrs. Wayne Snyder, Rockwood; two sons, Edward of Garrett; and Richard, serving in Germany with the U.S. Army: five grandchildren; two brothers, Robert of Garrett; and Preston of Valencia, Pa.; and two sisters, Mrs. Clyde Brown, of Ravenna, Ohio; and Mrs. Robert Concini, of Orlando, Fla. Funeral service was held Monday morning in Konhaus Funeral Home, Meyersdale, with Rev. Harold Appel officating. Interment in Highland Cemetery, Garrett. Meyersdale Republican, August 23, 1973 [D0313]