OBIT: George Robert SHAWLEY, 1993, native of Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Patty Millich and proofread by Alice James Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ GEORGE SHAWLEY George Robert Shawley, 77, of Bittinger, Md., died Monday, May 31, 1993 at the Cuppett-Weeks Nursing Home, Oakland, Md. Born April 18, 1916 in Jerome, he was a son of the late Elmer and Hattie (Beals) Shawley. Mr. Shawley was a dairy farmer, member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Bittinger and past president of the Grantsville Rotary Club. An Army veteran of World War II, he was also a member of Grantsville Post 214, American Legion. Survivors include his wife, the former Evelyn Oester; one son, George Shawley III, Swanton, Md.; three daughters: Patricia Cowser, Bethel Park; Karen Clevenger and Mary Schenk, both of Grantsville; one sister, Ethel Buckel of Bittinger and 12 grandchildren. Friends were received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville. Services were conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday with Pastor Louise Knotts officiating. Interment, Bittinger Cemetery. New Republic, June 10, 1993 [S1252]