OBIT: George Daniel MEESE, 1993, of interest in Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Donna Thomas Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ MEESE George Daniel Meese, 89, of Star Rt., Frostburg, Md., died May 19, 1993, at Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born Sept. 3, 1993, near Frostburg, he was the son of the late Daniel and Mary (Wetmiller) Meese. Reese was a farmer and a carpenter and received his Golden Card for 50 years of membership with Local 1024, Carpenters Union, Cumberland. He was a member of the Garrett County Board of Election Supervisors from June 1959 to June 1972, when he became a member of the Garrett County Liquor Control Board-Board of License Commissioners and served from June 1972 to June 1990. He was a member of Greenville Lutheran Church. Preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Hazel (Carey) Meese; 5 brothers: Robert, Frostburg; Reed, Salisbury; Samuel, Coshocton, NJ.; Woodrow and Leroy Meese, both of New York; 3 sisters: Alda Layman, Frostburg; Ada Diest, Jennerstown, and Eva Landis, Salisbury; 1 son, Gordon Meese. Survivors include a son, James. O. Meese, and wife, Margie, Frostburg, and one daughter, Juanita Spiker, and husband, Jack, Frostburg; one sister, June Kovac, Canton, Ohio; 6 grandchildren; Daniel J. Meese, Michael L. Williams, Janice, Rodney, Jamie and Jeffrey Spiker and 3 great grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, Md., from 7-9 p.m. Thursday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greenville Lutheran Church, with the Rev. David E. Fetter officiating. Interment, Greenville cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at 10 a.m. Pallbearers will be Thomas McKenzie, James Carey, John Braskey, Elwood Groves, Ray Fike and John Rephan. Family requests contributions to Eastern Garrett County Volunteer Fire Department. Daily American, May 20, 1993 [M1046]