OBIT: Margaret (PHILSON) SHAVER, 2002, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  MARGARET (PHILSON) SHAVER
  
    Margaret (Philson) Shaver, 89, of the Village of St. Barnabas in
  Richland Twp., Gibsonia, formerly of Sewickley, died on Saturday,
  July 6, 2002, a few weeks before her 90th birthday.
    She was the beloved wife of the late J. Warren Shaver; dear mother
  of John W. Shaver and his wife Juliana, Suzanne McLaughlin and her
  husband Sherman, Samuel Shaver and his wife Catherine, Bernice Heisey
  and her husband John, Kent Shaver and his wife Karen and Pete Shaver
  and his wife Karen.  She was a sister of Rebecca Philson McClure. 
  Also survived by 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and the
  following nieces and nephews: Mary Kay Kish, Anne Shale, Samuel P.
  McClure, Jeffrey McClure (children of Rebecca McClure); Robert M.
  Philson, Nancy Kopf, Rebecca Diak (children of Samuel R. Philson).
    Mrs. Shaver was a member of a long established family living in
  Meyersdale and Somerset County.  She had ancestors who participated
  in the American Revolution and was a descendant of Robert Philson, a
  leader of the Whiskey Rebellion.  Mrs. Shaver was a graduate of
  Goucher College in 1934, her major studies were in Biochemistry and
  Social Work.  Her interests remained many, but she was especially
  dedicated to music, having studied at the Peabody Conservatory in
  Baltimore, Md.  She was an organist for several congregations and she
  volunteered her musical talents at Valley Care Nursing Home in
  Sewickley.
  
  New Republic, July 18, 2002
  
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