OBIT: George W. LANDIS, 1973, Shanksville, Somerset County, PA 
 
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  GEORGE W. LANDIS
  
    George W. Landis, 78, of Shanksville, died Aug. 21, 1973, at
  Veterans Hospital, Altoona.  Born Sept. 4, 1894, in Stonycreek
  Township, he was a son of Jefferson and Emma (Weigle) Landis.  He was
  preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.
    Surviving are his wife, the former Laverne Stull, and the following
  brothers and sisters, Morris Landis, Central City; Mrs. Grace Mowry,
  Somerset; Mrs. Harry (Ruth) Smith, Leroy and Everett Landis, all of
  Shanksville; John, Berlin RD 1; and Mrs. Merle (Nannie) Long,
  Friedens.
    A retired bricklayer, he was a veteran of World War I and a member
  of Somerset VFW.
    Funeral service was conducted Friday afternoon in Charles R. Deaner
  Funeral Home, Stoystown with Rev. Marlin A. Miller officiating. 
  Interment in Walker Cemetery, Shanksville.
  
  Meyersdale Republican, August 30, 1973
  
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