OBIT: Vernon "Ben" GRAVES, 1973, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  VERNON GRAVES
  
    Vernon "Ben" Graves, 83, of Cumberland, died Saturday, Nov. 17, 1973, in
  Sacred Heart Hospital.  Born in Meyersdale, he was a son of the late Albert
  and Elizabeth (Sheetz) Graves.
    He was a retired city fireman, retiring as a lieutenant in 1949 after 25
  years service with the department.  He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran
  Church, Cumberland; the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 245, and a member
  of the Police and Firemen's Welfare Association.
    Surviving are his wife, the former Sarah B. Gormer; a daughter, Mrs.
  Catherine Breedlove, Cresaptown; three grandchildren, 11
  great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Jewell, Ridgeley, W. Va.;
  and Mrs. Alice Kemp, Meyersdale.
    Friends are being received at the George Funeral Home, Cumberland.
  
  Meyersdale Republican, March 22, 1973
  
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