OBIT: Ernest G. DURST, 1974, Salisbury, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Nancy S. Edwards. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ Ernest G. Durst, 84, Salisbury RD 1, died Dec. 30, 1973, in Berlin. Born July 19, 1889, in Elk Lick Township, he was a son of Silas and Elizabeth (Yommer) Durst. Surviving are his wife, Sophia C. Durst, Salisbury RD 1; two sons, Wilford Durst, Meyersdale; and Paul, Salisbury RD 1; a daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Beachy, Grantsville; two grandchildren; a brother, Franics Durst, and a sister, Mrs. Nettie Keefer, both of Salisbury RD 1. He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Salisbury, and was a veteran of World War I. Funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon in Thomas Funeral Home, with Rev. Ernest N. Rumbaugh officiating. Interment in Salisbury Cemetery. Meyersdale Republican, January 10, 1974 [D1071]