OBIT: Donovan P. SHOW, 2005, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  SHOW, Donovan P.  03/11/05  Daily American
  
  Donovan P. Show, 89, Loveland, Colo., died March 7, 2005, at his home. He was
  born March 29, 1915, in Farmington, New Mexico, a son of the late Jervis and
  Esther (McCartney) Show. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death
  by a twin sister, Dorothy McElroy, a sister, Lena Show and brothers, Willis and
  Wendell Show. He is survived by his wife, Ann (Williams) Show, whom he married
  Nov. 4, 1939, in Cumberland, Md.; a daughter, Tammy Brown Calhoon and her
  husband, Bob, Loveland; a grandson, Barry Brown and a granddaughter, Bonnie
  Brown MacDonald, both of Denver. As a youngster, his family moved to
  Farmington. He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1934 and from Penn State
  University in 1938 with a bachelor's degree in Forestry. Mr. Show was employed
  by M. W. Kellogg Construction Co. as a petroleum construction chief engineer,
  working on jobs in Iran, South America, Belgium, Canada, Puerto Rico and
  throughout the United States. He was also an inventor and is credited with
  creating a pure fresh water machine for the city of Barranca Bermeja, Columbia,
  which provided the first purified water that didn't have to be carried to the
  city. He retired in 1977 to Hill Top Lakes Resort City, Texas, and then
  recently to Weld County, Colo., to be with their daughter, Tammy. He was a
  member of the Hill Top Lakes Chapel and the Greeley Wesleyan Church in Greeley,
  Colo. Mr. Show was also a Mason and a former member of the Lions Club. Friends
  will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Humbert Funeral Home,
  Confluence, where a funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Rev.
  William A. Durst officiating, and assisted by Brenda Shreve. Interment will
  follow in Addison Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the State
  Line Methodist Church, Grantsville, Maryland