OBIT: Charles A. PURBAUGH, 1973, Salisbury, Somerset County, PA
  
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  CHARLES A. PURBAUGH
  
    Charles A. Purbaugh, 91, of Salisbury, died Jan. 15, 1973, in
  Meyersdale Community Hospital.  Born Nov. 6, 1881, in Northampton
  Township, he was a son of the late Phillip and Ann (Miller)
  Purbaugh.  He was preceded in death by his wife, the former H.
  Alcinda Meyers, and a daughter, Loreen.
    Surviving are a son, Clarion, of Pompano Beach, Fla.; two
  grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
    He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Salisbury. 
  He formerly taught school in Somerset County, was a retired auditor
  of West Penn Railways Company and was a charter member of the
  Somerset County Historical Society.
    Funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon in Thomas Funeral
  Home, Salisbury, with Rev. Ernest Rumbaugh officiating.  Interment in
  Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
  
  Meyersdale Republican, January 18, 1973
  
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