OBIT: Wilford E "Willie" DURST, 1998, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Robert Stutsman and proofread by Jesse Davis. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ DURST Wilford E "Willie" Durst, 74, Meyersdale, died Jan. 8, 1998, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md. Born May 10, 1923, in Salisbury, son of the late Ernest G. and Sophia (Bowser) Durst. Preceded in death by his wife, the former Lois Rosenberger, Nov. 12, 1997. Survived by a brother, Paul, Salisbury; and a sister, Phyllis Beachy, Grantsville, Md.; two nieces: Linda Horsman and Sally Miller; a grand-nephew, Russell Lawson and a grand-niece, Amber Miller. Member of St. John's United Church of Christ. Veteran of World War II and a member of the Meyersdale American Legion and VFW. Friends will be received at Leckemby Funeral Home from 7-9 p.m., Saturday. Service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, in Meyersdale United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ray Brown and the Rev. Greg Lyman officiating. Interment, Union Cemetery Daily American, January 10, 1998 [D1121]