OBIT: Richard N. LETCHER, 1972, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  LETCHER
  
  Richard N. Letcher, 59, West Union Street, Somerset, died Dec. 5,
  1972, in Somerset Community Hospital.  Born Aug. 21, 1913, in Henry,
  W.Va., a son of Richard and Dora (Cunningham) Letcher.  Preceded in
  death by parents; brother Howard; and sister, Mrs. Gladys Gates. 
  Survived by his widow, Betty Lint Letcher; and a sister, Mrs. Grace
  Riegard, Johnstown.  Member of the United Methodist Church,
  Hooversville, veteran of World War II, served overseas  with the U.S.
  Army.  Member of VFW Post 554, Somerset; Somerset Cooties; and
  Somerset Lodge F and AM 358.  Friends are being received in the
  Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home, where service will be conducted
  Thursday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Richard H. Shellenberger
  officiating.  Cremation will follow.  In lieu of flowers, donations
  may be made to the Somerset United Church of Christ Development
  Fund.  Masonic rites will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the
  funeral home, where VFW rites were conducted Tuesday evening.
  
  Daily American, December 6, 1972
  
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