OBIT: Kenneth B. THOMAS, 1999, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA
  
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  THOMAS
  
  Kenneth B. Thomas, 83, of Meyersdale, died July 17, 1999 in Meyersdale
  Medical Center.  He was born Aug. 1, 1915, in Elk Lick Township, a son of
  the late Grant and Orpha (Rubright) Thomas.  He was preceded in death by
  sisters: Lucille Younkin and Irene Baer and brothers: Paul and Ray Thomas.
  He is survived by his wife Pauline M. (Anderson), who celebrated their 62nd
  wedding anniversary March 19, 1999, and these children: JoAnn, wife of Dale
  Meese Sr.; Marla, wife of Ira Lichty, both of Salisbury; Paul of
  Murrysville, Pa. and Kenneth Jr. of Meyersdale.  Also survived by nine
  grandchildren: Dale Meese Jr., Dawn, Joy, Lisa, Chris, Brian, Grant, David
  and Anna Thomas; and three great-grandchildren: Erin and Shad Meese and
  Tyler Thomas.  He worked at the Meyersdale Shirt Factory in 1931, the
  Bethlehem Steel Shipyards from 1940 to 1943, in Baltimore, Md. and the B&O
  Railroad on the Cumberland to Pittsburgh Division from 1943 to August 1975
  when he retired as a locomotive engineer with a lifetime membership in the
  Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.  He was a member of the Salisbury A.L.
  and V.F.W.  He was an avid trout fisherman and enjoyed playing country music
  with the guitar and mouth organ.  He was a dedicated Pittsburgh Pirate
  baseball fan, rarely missing a Pirate broadcast.  He enjoyed 24 years of
  retirement, traveling and maintaining his home of 52 years, including what
  he liked to refer to as the "nicest" flower garden in Meyersdale.  Friends
  will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, at Leckemby Funeral
  Home, where services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday with the Rev. Bruce
  Ashlock officiating.  Interment, Union Cemetery.
  
  Daily American, July 19, 1999
  
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