OBIT: Ernest T. Nightingale, 1980, Garrett, Somerset County, PA
    
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  ERNEST T. NIGHTINGALE

  Ernest T. Nightingale, 84, of Garrett, died July 7, 1980, in Berlin.
  He was born Nov. 2, 1895, in Shepherd Hill, Ossett, England, a son of the
  Thomas and Sabina (Firth) Nightingale.  He was preceded in death by his
  wife the former Golda Fullerton, and a daughter, Janet Stoner.  
  He is survived by these children: Dorothy, wife of James Ravenscraft,
  Meyersdale RD 4;  William of Garrett; Scott of Somerset; 15 grandchildren
  and 16 great-grandchildren.  He was the brother of Harry of Pontiac, Mich.,
  and Mrs. Salina Hoyman of Garrett.  He was a member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran
  Church, Garrett, and a member of and past commander and post service
  officer of the Charles E. Kelly Post American Legion, Meyersdale.
  He was a member of the 40 'n 8; Garret Chamber of Commerce; and Has
  Been Club of Cumberland, Md.  He was a former boxer, manager and
  promoter.  He worked as a coal broker.
  Friends were received at the M. Ray Leckemby Funeral Home, Meyersdale,
  where services were held with the Rev. William Phennicie.  Interment,
  Highland Cemetery, Garrett.

  The Republic, July 17, 1980

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