OBIT: Jeremiah DURST, 1989, of interest in Somerset County, PA

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  JEREMIAH DURST
  
  Jeremiah Durst, 98, of Durst Road, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 1989, at his
  granddaughter's residence.
  
  He was born Dec. 25, 1890, in Jennings, Md. and was the son of the late
  Harvey and Lydia (Bittinger) Durst.
  
  He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Belle (Broadwater) Durst, in
  1970.
  
  He was a retired coal miner and farmer and was a member of the Laughlin
  Church of the Brethren.
  
  Surviving are two daughters, Gladys Marie Guthrie, Grantsville, Md.; and
  Florence Ellen Shuck, Meyersdale; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren;
  and five great-great-grandchildren.
  
  Friends were received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville.
  
  Services were conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Laughlin Church of the
  Brethren by the Rev. Joseph Lewis.  Interment, Durst Cemetery.
  
  The Republic, September 28, 1989
  
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