OBIT: John R. THOMAS, 1978, of interest in Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by John C. Oester. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ THOMAS John R. Thomas, 47, of Port Deposit, Md., died July 3, 1978 at Dover, Del. Born Sept. 5, 1930, son of William and Madeline (Weyant) Thomas. Preceded in death by father in 1954 Survived by mother, wife, the former Betty Custer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Custer of Berlin; two daughters, Mrs. Dale (Vickey) Curl of Dover, Del. and Mrs. Mary Dale of Rising Sun, Md. Also survived by one brother, Donald Weyant of Avis. Member of the First United Penecostal Church of North East Maryland, and worked for the Wiley Manufacturing Co. of Port Deposit. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Johnson-Kuhlman Funeral Home, Berlin, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday. Interment, Berlin IOOF Cemetery. Daily American, July 5, 1978 [T209]