OBIT: William E. McMINN, 1984, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  McMINN
  
  William E. McMinn, 65, of Adel, Georgia, died Aug. 7, 984.  Born in
  Jefferson, Pa., July 24, 1919, a son of Earl D. and Lucy (Minor)
  McMinn.  Survived by three sons: William E. McMinn, Jr., Atlanta,
  Ga.; Earl D. McMinn II, St. Simons Island, Ga.; Kimberly I. McMinn,
  Jacksonville, Fla.; one granddaughter, and a brother, Robert S.
  McMinn, Berlin, Pa.  A member of the Presbyterian Church, Fort
  Valley, Ga.; F&AM #153, Waynesburg, Pa.; Scottish Rite and Syria
  Temple, Pittsburgh; BPOE; and Filer-Sadlak Post #954 American
  Legion.  A former teacher of Vocational Agriculture of Berlin
  Brothersvalley, and a graduate of Penn State.  A veteran of World War
  II, Lt. McMinn lead an infantry platoon on D-Day across Omaha Beach. 
  He was the recipient of a purple heart and two oak leaf clusters. 
  Friends will be received 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 4 p.m. and 7
  to 9 p.m. Friday at the Frank J. Behm Funeral Home, Jefferson, Pa.,
  where service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.  Interment,
  Jefferson Cemetery.
  
  Daily American, August 9, 1984
  
  McMINN
  
  William E. McMinn, 65, of Adel, Ga., a former teacher of
  vocational-agriculture in Berlin-Brothersvalley, died Aug. 7, 1984. 
  A complete obituary will appear in Thursday's paper.
  
  Daily American, August 8, 1984
  
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