OBIT: George Rees LICHLITER, 2004, Salisbury, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Crystal Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ GEORGE REES LICHLITER George Rees Lichliter, 98, Salisbury, died Aug. 7, 2004, at Beverly Healthcare, Meyersdale. Born Nov. 29, 1905, in Salisbury, the son of the late John C. and Mary Jane (Rees) Lichliter. Preceded in death by his first wife, Margaret E. (Riley) Lichliter, 1989, one brother, John C. Lichliter Jr. and two brothers-in-law, Victor Twigg and Milton Crowe. Surviving are his wife, Joyce K. (Twigg) (Crowe) Lichliter; two sons, G. Riley (Helen) Lichliter, Salisbury, and John "Dutch" (Lois) Lichliter, Cave Creek, Ariz.; one daughter, Mary E. "Biz" (John) Blocher, Columbus, Ohio; one stepdaughter, Connie (Vernon) Miller, Maui, Hawaii; two sisters, Winifred Newman and Emily Hickson, both of Confluence; two sisters-in-law, Sandy Crowe, Cumberland, Md., and Trudy Whitacre, LaVale, Md.; one brother-in-law, Jeff Twigg, Finzel, Md.; his mother-in-law, Dorothy Twigg, Finzel; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Member and former choir director of St. John's United Church of Christ. Graduate of Salisbury High School. Attended University of Pittsburgh. Justice of the Peace from 1948-54. Burgess of Salisbury for eight years. Last surviving charter member of Salisbury Lions Club. Retired auditor for the Commonwealth of Pa. and former co-owner of Lichliter's Store. Friends were received Sunday at Newman Funeral Home Inc., 9168 Mason-Dixon Hwy., Salisbury, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Jeff Twigg officiating. Interment, Salisbury Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the charity of the donor's choice. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.newmanfuneralhomes.com. Daily American, August 9, 2004 __________ GEORGE REES LICHLITER November 29, 1905-August 7, 2004 George Rees Lichliter, 98, of Salisbury, died Saturday, August 7, 2004, at Beverly Healthcare, Meyersdale. Born November 29, 1905, in Salisbury, he was the son of the late John C. and Mary Jane (Rees) Lichliter. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Margaret E. (Riley) Lichliter, 1989; one brother, John C. Lichliter, Jr. and two brothers-in-law: Victor Twigg and Milton Crowe. Surviving are his wife, Joyce K. (Twigg) (Crowe) Lichliter; two sons: G. Riley (Helen) Lichliter, Salisbury; John "Dutch" (Lois) Lichliter, Cave Creek, Ariz.; one daughter, Mary E. "Biz" (John) Blocher, Columbus, Ohio; one step-daughter, Connie (Vernon) Miller, Maui, Hawaii; two sisters: Winifred Newman and Emily Hickson, both of Confluence; two sisters-in-law: Sandy Crowe, Cumberland, Md.; Trudy Whitacre, LaVale, Md.; one brother-in-law, Jeff Twigg, Finzel, Md.; his mother-in-law, Dorothy Twigg, Finzel; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He was a member and former choir director of St. John's United Church of Christ; graduate of Salisbury High School, attended University of Pittsburgh; Justice of the Peace 1948-54; Burgess of Salisbury for eight years; last surviving charter member of Salisbury Lions Club; retired auditor for the Commonwealth of Pa. and former co-owner of Lichliter's Store. Friends were received Sunday at Newman Funeral Home, Inc., Salisbury, where services were held at 11 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Jeff Twigg officiating. Interment, Salisbury Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the charity of the donor's choice. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.newmanfuneralhomes.com. Mew Republic, August 12, 2004