OBIT: M. Albert EVANS, 1993, Somerset, Somerset County, PA 
  
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  EVANS
  
  M. Albert Evans, 89, of Somerset, died April 26, 1993, in the Somerset
  Hospital.  Born June 3, 1903, in Ebensburg, son of the late John Edgar and
  Frances Sarah (Shoemaker) Evans.  Preceded in death by his first wife, the
  former Eleanor Estelle Fowler; second wife, the former Hester Ann Shaw; by
  four brothers: John E. Jr., Norman, Truxton and Richard Evans, and two
  sisters: Mersha Bender and Enid Leech.  Survived by his third wife, Helen
  (Seibert) Evans, and sons: James M. Evans, Chicago, Ill.; Bruce D. Evans,
  Pittsburgh; Dr. Peter A. Evans and Dr. Geoffrey F. Evans, both of
  Brunswick, Maine.  Also 24 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.  A
  brother of Mrs. Petrick H. (Doris) McGuire of Bethesda, Md.  A 1922 graduate
  of Mercersburg Academy and a 1926 graduate of Lehigh University.  A retired
  mining engineer.  He was a mining engineer from 1927 to 1952 for Eastern Gas
  and Fuel Associates.  From 1952 to 1955, he was the owner and operator of
  Heilwood (Pa.) Coal Company and the Cliff Coal Company of W.Va.  From 1965
  to 1980, he was an engineering consultant for mining in the United States.
  He was renowned for the article he wrote on coal mining in the Encyclopedia
  Britannica.  Member of St. Peter's Catholic Church.  Was a Paul Harris Award
  Fellow of Somerset Rotary Club.  Member of Somerset Country Club.  No viewing
  or visitation.  Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter's
  Catholic Church, with Msgr. Samuel J. Tomaselli, Celebrant.  Interment, Holy
  Name Catholic Cemetery, Ebensburg, Pa., where committal service will be held
  at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, with Msgr. Arnold Gaus officiating.  Arrangements by
  Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home.
  
  Daily American, April 28, 1993
  
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