OBIT: Patricia Dawn (Porter) MURRAY, 2008, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  MURRAY, Patricia Dawn  07/17/08  The New Republic
  August 9, 1937
  July 9, 2008
  
      Patricia Dawn Murray, 70, went to be with her Lord on July 9, 2008 at home.
      She was born August 9, 1937 in Cumberland, MD, daughter of the late George W. and
  Dorothy (Witt) Porter.
      Patricia is survived by her husband of 52 years, Howard K. and these children:
  Deborah, wife of Dale Kerchensteiner, and Trina, wife of Joseph Hartline, both of
  Meyersdale; grandchildren: Daniel Kerchensteiner and wife, Loren, Melbourne, FL; Nicole
  Kerchensteiner and friend, Scott; Kayla and Joey Hartline, Meyersdale; great
  grandchildren: Trevor, Mercedes, William, Landon and Emmalee.
      She is the sister of: Maxine Clarke, Michigan; Elwood and Richard Porter, Meyersdale
  and Wayne Porter, Mt. Savage, MD.
      Patricia was a loving, devoted wife, mother and grandma. She always put others before
  herself- cooking, cleaning and babysitting. 
      She will be remembered for helping others and will be sadly missed by all her loved
  ones.
      She was a member20of St. John's United Methodist Church (Temple), Meyersdale, where
  she was active in Ladies Aid.
      Friends were received Friday at the M. Ray Leckemby Funeral Home, Meyersdale.
  Saturday she was taken to St. John's United Methodist Church to lie in State. Officiating
  was Pastors David Bowman and Marlin Miller. Interment St. John's Cemetery.  
  
  
    MURRAY, Patricia Dawn  07/11/08   Daily American
  
    Patricia Dawn Murray, 70, went to be with her Lord on July 9, 2008, at home. She was
  born Aug. 9, 1937, in Cumberland, Md., daughter of the late George W. and Dorothy
  (Witt) Porter. Patricia is survived by her husband of 52 years, Howard K.; and these
  children, Deborah, wife of Dale Kerchensteiner, and Trina, wife of Joseph Hartline,
  both of Meyersdale; grandchildren, Daniel Kerchensteiner and wife, Loren, Melbourne,
  Fla.; Nicole Kerchensteiner and friend, Scott; Kayla and Joey Hartline, Meyersdale;
  great- grandchildren, Trevor, Mercedes, William, Landon and Emmalee. She is the sister of
  Maxine Clarke,  Michigan; Elwood and Richard Porter, Meyersdale; and Wayne Porter, Mount
  Savage, Md. Patricia was a loving, devoted wife, mother and grandma. She always put
  others before herself - cooking, cleaning and baby-sitting. She will be remembered  for
  helping others and will be sadly missed by all her loved ones. She was a member of St.
  John's  United Methodist Church (TTemple), Meyersdale, where she was active in Ladies
  Aid. Friends will  be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the M. Ray Leckemby
  Funeral Home, Meyersdale.  Saturday she will be taken to St. John's United Methodist
  Church to lie in state from 10 to 11 a.m., the time of service, with the Rev. David
  Bowman and the Rev. Marlin Miller.  Interment St. John's Cemetery.