OBIT: William Charles SAYLOR, 2002, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  SAYLOR
  
    William Charles Saylor, 63, passed away at his Somerset home on
  Feb. 2, 2002, after a year-long bout with cancer.  A lifetime
  resident of Somerset County, William was born on July 9, 1938, and is
  preceded in death by parents, Mabel Gertrude (Pyle) Saylor and Oren
  Franklin Saylor, sister, Lena Pearl Saylor, and brothers, Franklin
  Saylor, Glenn Robert Saylor, and James Pyle Saylor.  Survived by his
  wife of 41 years, Lois Jean (Shaulis) Saylor, and his daughter,
  Barbara Jean (Saylor) Simon, and son-in-law, Benjamin Kenneth Simon,
  Esq., both of Alexandria, Va.  Also survived by his sister, Marian
  Grace (Saylor) Baker of Fayetteville, Ark.  Three feline family
  members and a beloved feral cat colony remain in the care of Mrs.
  Lois Saylor.  Received an honorable discharge from the United States
  Army in August 1963, and in 1998, then Secretary of Defense William
  S. Cohen awarded him a certificate of recognition for distinguished
  service to his country during the Cold War.  After 25 years of
  Employment with PBS Coal Inc., retired in 1995.  In addition to being
  an avid outdoor sportsman, he was a member of the National Rifle
  Association.  A memorial service for family and friends will be
  officiated by Rev. William J. Dodson at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the
  Somerset Christian Fellowship, following a private interment ceremony
  at Weller Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that
  donations be made to In Touch Hospice, a nonprofit program of
  Somerset Community Hospital.
  
  Daily American, February 4, 2002
  
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