OBIT: William John THOMPSON, 1979, Glenco RD, Somerset County, PA
  
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  WILLIAM JOHN THOMPSON
  
  William John Thompson, 84, of Glencoe RD 1, died Oct. 28, 1979, in
  Meyersdale Community Hospital.  He was born Aug. 3, 1895, in Universal, Pa.,
  the son of Joseph A. and Annie (McVeigh) Thompson.  He was preceded in death
  by his wife, the former Kathryn Miller; his parents, one son and two
  sisters.  He is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Irving (Ada) Smith, Glencoe
  RD 1; and Mrs. Merle (Donna) Foust, Garrett RD 1; seven grandchildren and
  one great-grandchild; also survived by brother, Joseph of Tampa, Fla.; and
  two sisters: Mrs. Naomi McConville and Mrs. Violet Metzger, both of North
  Braddock; a half-sister, Mrs. Laura Dowie.  He was machinest with
  Westinghouse until his retirement in 1956.  He was a member of Mt. Olivet
  United Methodist Church.  A veteran of U. S. Army, World War I, member of
  Disabled American Veterans, Harry Fisher Post No. 445, American Legion,
  Robert Walker Post No. 4333 VFW, Berlin; and Veterans of World War I of
  USA, Pennsylvania Barracks No. 3216, Somerset.  Friends were received at the
  Johnson-Kuhlman Funeral Home, Berlin, where services were held with the Rev.
  E. Wayne Rickard officiating.  Interment, Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
  
  The Repubic, November 1979
  
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