OBIT: Elmer C. FRIEND, 1979, of interest in 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/ _______________________________________________ ELMER C. FRIEND Elmer C. Friend, 72, died March 15, 1979 at his home in Accident, Md. Born at McHenry, Md., Mr. Friend was a son of the late George W. and Lily M. (Knox) Friend. His first wife, Marguerite (Beall) Friend, preceded him in death. Mr. Friend was a retired farmer, and a member of the Glendale Assembly of God Church. Surviving are his widow, Ariel House Georg Friend; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Niner and Mrs. Betty Filsinger, both of Oakland, Md.; one son, Harold Friend, Swanton, Md.; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Garna Enlow, Friendsvile, Md.; Leona Alson, Hyattsville, Md.; and Mrs. Florence Schell, Oakland, Md.; four stepsons, the Rev. Wesley Georg, Mt. Storm, Md., Vernon and Ronald Georg, both of Accident, and Darrius Georg, Silver Spring, Md.; two sisters, Mrs. Eva Bowser, Loch Lynn, and Mrs. Cecilia Brant, Swanton; one brother, Wesley Friend, Swanton; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends were received at the Stewart Funeral Home, Oakland, where services were conducted by the Rev. Gail Hixon and the Rev. Wesley Georg. Interment, Glendale Cemetery. The Republic, March 22, 1979 [F0931]