OBIT: Melvin A. DRUMMOND, 1984, Jerome, Somerset County, PA

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  DRUMMOND
  
    Melvin A. Drummond, 82, of 132 School Ave., Jerome, dead evening of
  Sept. 17, 1984, at home.  Born Aug. 9, 1902, in Shenandoah County, Virginia,
  son of James and Elizabeth (Norcross) Drummond.  Preceded in death by
  parents; son, James, killed in action during World War II; and infant
  daughter, Betty.  Survived by widow, the former Myrtle A. Polk; and these
  children: Nancy Gisbrecht and Jane Boyer, both at home; Dorothy, wife of
  Michael Petrunak, Windber; Melvin, married to former Thelma Burkardt,
  Boswell; Joan, wife of Ernest Jerin, Hooversville RD 1; Richard, married to
  former Shelby Burk, and George, married to former Denise Griffith, both of
  Jerome; Peggy, wife of Paul Beener, Hollsopple RD 2; and Kathryn; 37
  grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren.  Brother of Alice Runion, Mt.
  Jackson, Va.  Member of Jerome Lutheran Church, UMWA and Jerome Volunteer
  Fire Dept.  Former Republican committeeman in Jerome.  Retired coal miner and
  formerly employed by PennDOT.  Operated Coffee Shop in Jerome for several
  years.  Celebrated 55th wedding anniversary May 14, 1984.  Friends received
  from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Hoffman Funeral
  Home, Allegheny Street, Boswell.  Body will be removed to Jerome Lutheran
  Church for viewing from 10 a.m. Friday until time of service at 11 a.m.,
  the Rev. Walter L. Hafer Jr.  Interment, Jenner Crossroads Cemetery.
     
  Daily American  Sept. 19, 1984
  
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