OBIT: William Clayton PLATTER, Jr., 1997, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA
  
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  PLATTER
  
  William Clayton Platter Jr., 81, of 505 Coal Run Road, Meyersdale,
  died Oct. 18, 1997, at Meyersdale Medical Center.  Born Nov. 4, 1915,
  at Meyersdale, he was a son of the late William C. and Annie (Foy)
  Platter Sr.  He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert, and 2
  sisters, Margaret Merrill and Nell Troutman.  Survived by his wife,
  Edna (Nolte) Platter; 2 sisters: Mary Lewis, Cresaptown, Md., and
  Anna Ruth Glessner, Cumberland, Md.  Member of St. Paul Wilhelm United
  Church of Christ, where he had served as an elder.  Army veteran of
  World War II.  Retired as brakeman for the B&O Railroad after 30 years
  service.  Friends received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Newman
  Funeral Home Inc., Salisbury.  Services will be conducted at 2 p.m.
  Wednesday at St. Paul Wilhelm United Church of Christ, with the Rev.
  Bruce Ashlock officiating.  Interment, church cemetery.
  
  Daily American, October 20, 1997
  
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