OBIT: William R. LECKEMBY, Sr., 1987, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  LECKEMBY
  
  William R. Leckemby Sr., 88, Punta Gorda, Fla., and Meyersdale, died
  Aug. 21, 1987, in Meyersdale Manor.  Born Jan. 15, 1899, in
  Confluence, a son of the late Joseph H. and Alice (Ringler)
  Leckemby.  Also preceded in death by wife, Cornelia (Johnston). 
  Survived by these children: William R. Jr., Thurmont, Md.; Joseph J.,
  Brunswick, Ohio; Dorothy, wife of Charles Peterson, Central Lake,
  Mich.; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother,
  Joseph H. of Lehigh Acres, Fla.  He was a member of the Punta Gorda
  Methodist Church.  Was a train master for the B&O Railroad and a
  veteran of World War I, where he served with Company C.  He was also
  a member of the F&AM Lodge 358, Somerset; Hebron RAC, Meyersdale; the
  VFW; the Modern Woodmen of America; the Consistory and Shrine,
  Pittsburgh; and past commander of Charles E. Kelly Post, American
  Legion.  Friends will be received at the Leckemby Funeral Home Sunday
  2-4, 7-9 p.m., where services will be Monday at 11 a.m., with the Rev.
  Carl Mitchell.  Interment, Union Cemetery.
  
  Daily American, August 22, 1987
  
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