OBIT: Emelie Lurene (Burt) SLACK, 2008, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  SLACK, Emelie Lurene Burt 08-21-08 The New Republic
  November 21, 1936
  August 16, 2008

    Emelie Lurene Burt Slack, 71 of Keedysville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday,
  August 16, 2008, at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro. She was born November 21, 1936 in
  Meyersdale, daughter of the late Oscar and Rhea Horning Burt. She was preceded in death by
  a daughter, Cynthia Slack, and two brothers: William Burt and Daniel Burt.
    She was a 1954 graduate of Meyersdale Joint High. Emelie was a homemaker. She was a
  member of Calvary Baptist Church near Boonsboro, where she loved going to church and was
  devoted to the Lord. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and
  sister-in-law, and had many wonderful neighbors and friends.
    Emelie is survived by her husband, Larry P. Slack Sr., with whom she would have
  celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on October 12, 2008; three children: Larry P.
  Slack Jr. and Rhea K. Slack, both of Keedysville, and Elmer Lee Slack and wife, Kim,
  Gaithersburg, MD; one brother, Harold L. Burt and wife, Bessie, Meyersdale;
  sister-in-law, Mary Burt, Hagerstown, MD; five grandchildren: Justin, Carly, Kristina,
  Kelly and Carrie Slack; and daughter-in-law, Connie, and daughters, Chelsea and Danielle.
    Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, located
  at the corner of Mr. Carmel Church Road at Rt. 67 near Boonsboro. The Rev. Mark Waldron
  will officiate. A luncheon will follow in the fellowship hall. 
    In lieu of flowers, donations and remembrances may be made to Calvary Baptist Church,
  c/o Rev. Mark Waldron, 4950 Wigville Road, Thurmont, MD 21788.
    Arrangements are by Bast-Stauffer Funeral Home in Boonsboro.