OBIT: Darrell Chester "Carl" LOUGHRY, 2004, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  DARRELL CHESTER "CARL" LOUGHRY
  
  Darrell Chester "Carl" Loughry, 79, of Chestnut Ridge Road, Grantsville,
  Md., died April 24, 2004, at Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville.  Born
  Nov. 27, 1924, in Vindex, Md., a son of the late William Loughry and Nina
  (Knox) Loughry Pettit.  Preceded in death by one brother, Samuel and two
  sisters, Helen and Geraldine and four beloved German shepherds.  Surviving
  are his longtime friend, Donald O. Davis, Grantsville; one sister, Mildred
  Hastings, Taylor, Mich.; a half brother, Clark Pettit, Taylor, Mich., and a
  half sister, Dixie Pettit, San Diego, Calif. Loughry was the owner and
  operator of WFRB Radio Station from December 1958, until his retirement
  with the sale of the station in 1997.  He started repairing radios in high
  school and this led to a lifetime in radio and electronics.  He was a
  licensed engineer with the F.C.C. and a member of the National Association
  of Broadcasters and the Maryland/Delaware/DC Broadcasters Association. Mr.
  Loughry attended Bethel Pentecostal Holiness Church, Lonaconing, Md. and
  was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose, Cumberland.  Friends will be
  received on 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Newman Funeral Homes,
  P.A., 179 Miller St., Grantsville, Md., where services will be conducted at
  11 a.m. Tuesday. The Rev. George Loar officiating.  Interment will be in
  Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Oakland, Md. Expressions of sympathy may be
  directed to Bethel Pentecostal Holiness Church.  Condolences may be sent to
  the family at www.newmanfuneralhomes.com.
  
  Daily American, April 26, 2004