OBIT: James R. WERNER, 2008, Rockwood, Somerset County, PA

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WERNER, James R. 

James R. Werner, 33, Rockwood, formerly of Meyersdale, passed on Jan. 21, 2008, 
in Somerset Township. Born Sept. 26, 1974, in Meyersdale, he is the son of the 
late Donald R. Werner and Sarah (Winkler) Beal, Meyersdale. He is preceded in 
death by his father; paternal grandparents; maternal grandparents, John and 
Josephine Winkler; and grandmother-in-law Alma Leora Pyle. He is survived by his 
wife of four years Sonya (Pyle) Werner, Rockwood; mother, Sarah Beal and 
husband, Victor, Meyersdale; sister, Hope Knopsnyder and husband, Gary, 
Meyersdale; brother, Robert Werner and wife, Tammy, Meyersdale; mother-in-law, 
Anna Pyle, Somerset; father-in-law, Earl C. Pyle II, Somerset; Sonya's 
grandparents, Jerry and Ida Hostetler and Earl C. Pyle, all of Somerset; uncle, 
John Hostetler, Somerset; sister-in-law, Brandy Eason and husband, Brian, 
Snellville, Ga.; nephews, Cole Baer, Marshall Werner, Jesse Werner, and Jacob 
Eason; cousins, April and Jessica Nicholson, David and Beth Hostetler, and 
Michael Meyers; uncles and aunts, Harry and Kim Winkler, Garrett, John and Diane 
Winkler, Somerset, Willard and Loraine Duckworth, Glencoe, Charlie and Mary 
Kelly, Garrett, and David and Christine Nicholson, Roger and Darlene Rody, and 
Virginia Walker, all of Meyersdale; special friend, the Rev. Earl Pritts; and 
numerous other friends, uncles, aunts, and cousins. He was a 1994 graduate of 
Meyersdale Area High School and was employed by Kenny Ross Chevrolet in 
Somerset. He was a former member of the Garrett Volunteer Fire Department. He 
loved to hunt and be outdoors and was a good friend to all who knew him. Friends 
will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at Miller 
Funeral Home, Somerset, where a service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday. The 
Rev. Gerald Deffenbaugh and the Rev. Earl Pritts officiating. Interment at Pine 
Hill Cemetery, Berlin. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Garrett 
Volunteer Fire Department, 303 Jackson St., Garrett, PA 15542.

Daily American, January 23, 2008