OBIT: Gurney GLOTFELTY, 1941, native of Somerset County, PA

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GURNEY GLOTFELTY

  Gurney Glotfelty, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Glotfelty, Sr., died at 
the home of his son, Dr. Earl Glotfelty, in Waynesboro, Pa., Sept. 15, 1941, in 
his 79th year, after suffering much from paralysis complicated with other 
ailments during the last few years.
  In addition to the son mentioned, he is also survived by a married daughter 
and one sister.  The surviving sister is Mrs. Mary Newman, a resident of 
Salisbury, widow of the late Nevin R. Newman.
  Mr. Glotfelty was born and reared in Elk Lick Township, and was preceded in 
death by his wife and the following brothers and sisters, who were all well 
known in Salisbury and vicinity: Marion, Richard, Samuel and George, Mrs. 
Ambrose Deal and Mrs. Nelson Garlitz.  He was also preceded in death by a half-
brother, the late Tunison Glotfelty, who was the eldest of the six sons of the 
late David Glotfelty, Sr.
  Gurney Glotfelty was loved and respected by all who knew him, and was a man of 
intelligence, kindness and much sociability.  Complete details of his death, 
funeral and burial were not available when this obituary was written.

Meyersdale Republican. September 18, 1941