OBIT: John H. FOLK, 1967, native of Somerset County, PA

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  JOHN H. FOLK
  
  John H. Folk, 82, Grantsville, died unexpectedly at his home Thursday, Aug.
  10.
    
  Born near Springs, he was a son of the late Jacob J. and Annie (Siehl) Folk.
  
  A retired mail carrier for Grantsville RD 2, he was also one of the
  founders of the Springs Historical Association.  He was a member and
  financial secretary of Grantsville United Church of Christ and elder
  emeritus of the church.
    
  He was also a member of the Woodmen of the World and a former member of the
  Grantsville Fire Dept.
  
  Surviving are his widow, the former Fannie Livengood; two daughters, Mrs.
  Fern Epstein, Grantsville, and Mrs. Helen Wenrich, Disputanta, Va.; four
  grandchildren; a brother, Cleman Folk, Springs; and a sister, Mrs. Noah J.
  Miller, Canton, Ohio.
  
  Funeral service was conducted on Sunday afternoon at Grantsville United
  Church of Christ by Rev. Richard Harder.  Burial was made in the
  Grantsville Cemetery.
  
  Meyersdale Republican, August 17, 1967
  
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