OBIT: James Ray HEMMINGER, Sr., 1997, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  HEMMINGER
  
    James Ray Hemminger Sr., 55, of Sugar Maple Road, Somerset died
  Nov. 3, 1997, at Somerset Hospital.  Born Aug. 14, 1942, in Somerset
  Township.  Son of Ralph Noah and Violet Vade (Lenhart) Hemminger of
  Sugar Maple Road, Somerset.  Survived by wife, the former Virginia
  Kay Custer, to whom he was married 35 years; children: James R.
  Hemminger II, married to the former Melody Chrissey of Coxes Creek
  Road, Somerset; Joseph R. Hemminger, married to the former Amy Baer,
  of Sugar Maple Road, Somerset; Mrs. Ty (Crystal) Sellers of
  Pittsburgh, and John E. Hemminger, married to the former Janie Baer,
  of Coxes Creek Road, Somerset also six grandchildren: Sarah, James
  Ray, "J.R." Hemminger III, Kayla and Jared Hemminger and Henry James
  and Caleb Sellers.  Brother of Jack L. Hemminger and Jay W.
  Hemminger, both of Somerset.  Also survived by foster mother-in-law,
  Grace I. Lambert of Plank Road, Somerset.  1960 graduate of Somerset
  High School where he was in the FFA program.  He was a Somerset
  Township dairy farmer and owner of Hemminger's Maple Sugar Camp. 
  Member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, where he was a Sunday School
  teacher and served on council and joint council.  He was treasurer of
  Maple Producers of Somerset County, member of Pa. Holstein
  Association, Somerset Wrestling Boosters, and 4-H Forestry Club. 
  Friends received from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 3 to 5 and 7 to 9
  p.m. Thursday at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home.  Services will be
  conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Somerset,
  with the Rev. Edward W. Ebersole, and Rev. Barry K. Ritenour
  officiating.  Interment, Lavansville Cemetery.  Memorial
  contributions may be made to Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 3093 Glades
  Pike, Somerset, PA 15501 or Somerset Future Farmers of America, 645 S.
  Columbia Avenue Suite 130, Somerset, PA 15501.
  
  Daily American, November 4, 1997
  
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