OBIT: James Millard LAFFERTY, 2005, formerly of  Somerset County, PA
  
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  Lafferty, James Millard  05/16/05  Daily American
  
  James Millard Lafferty, 83, New Brighton, formerly of Somerset, died May 14,
  2005, at his residence. Born Feb. 27, 1922, in Somerset County, a son of Ira
  Ernest and Grace Elizabeth (Buratty) Lafferty. Preceded in death by parents;
  wife, the former Gertrude Leora Walker, who died Nov. 21, 1991; brother, Harold
  Lafferty; sister, Lois Gastiger and great-granddaughter, Julia Young. Survived
  by daughter, Mrs. Paul R. (Carol) Fisher, New Brighton; grandchildren, Mrs.
  Donald (Gretchen) Young, Purcellville, Va.; and Sean Fisher and wife, Teresa,
  Bremerton, Wash. A 1940 graduate of Somerset High School. U.S. Army veteran of
  World War II. Worked as a truck driver for Pennsylvania Turnpike, retiring in
  1982. Also a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Friends received 11 a.m. to 1
  p.m. the time of service Tuesday at Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, Somerset. The
  Rev. Linda J. McElroy officiating. Interment Somerset County Memorial Park.
  Contributions may be sent to American Cancer Society, 168 W. Union St.
  Somerset, PA 15501.