OBIT: Arlene (BEACHY) LEEDY, 2002, of interest in Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Nancy S. Edwards Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ LEEDY Arlene (Beachy) Leedy, 78, of 194 Grant Street, Grantsville, Md., (formerly of Towson, Md.), died Nov. 8, 2002 at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md. Born May 30, 1924 at Grantsville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Sherman E. and Clara (Miller) Beachy. Also preceded in death by two brothers, William Blaine Beachy, Sherman Beachy, Jr.; two sisters, Joann Beachy and Margaret Peck. She is survived by two brothers, Cecil Beachy, Somerset, Virgil Beachy, Grantsville, Md.; one sister, Helen Durst, Salisbury, and a number of nieces and nephews. Mrs. Leedy was a payroll secretary for Gemstar, Hunt Valley, Md. She was a member of Maple Grove Church of the Brethren and attended Cherry Grove Church of the Brethren. She also was a member of St. John's Old Tenth Ward, Towson, Md. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller Street, Grantsville, Md., where services will be conducted at the funeral home at 2 p.m., Sunday, with Rev. Henry Elsea, Jr. officiating. Interment will be in the Grantsville Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to Cherry Grove Church of the Brethren. Daily American, November 9, 2002 [L0516]