OBIT: Jay H. KENNELL Sr., 1986, native of Wellersburg, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Kerry L. Miller. Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ JAY H. KENNELL SR. Jay H. Kennell Sr., 66, died Tuesday, April 22, 1966 at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md. Born in Wellersburg June 29, 1919, he was the son of the late Ward K. Kennell and Stella (Long) Kennell. A former coal miner, he retired in 1979 from the maintenance department of the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, Cumberland. He was a gunsmith, competing in numerous bench rest rifle marksmanship tournaments, and was a member of the National Rifle Association. Surviving are his widow, the former Pearl O. Conaway; one son, Jay H. Kennell Jr., Wellersburg; two granddaughters, and three sisters, Miss Della Kennell and Mrs. Betty Cassen, both of Wellersburg; and Mrs. Hazel Kimmel, Somerset. Friends were received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, where services were conducted Friday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Harold W. Crabtree. Interment, Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale, Md. The Republic, May 1, 1986 [K0358]