OBIT: Chester Elroy WHIPKEY, Sr., 1988, Listie, Somerset County, PA
  
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  WHIPKEY
  
  Chester Elroy Whipkey, 69, of Listie, died Oct. 14, 1988 at Somerset
  Community Hospital.  Born April 29, 1916 at Normalville.  Son of the
  late Chester Nelson and Anna Mary (Stoetzel) Whipkey.  Preceded in
  death by his parents and brothers, Roy Grimm and Clyde Whipkey and
  sisters Regina Holt and Elizabeth Geneva Hull.  Survived by wife
  Margaret Ramp, and the following children: Chester Whipkey, New
  Oxford; David Whipkey, Irwin; Dale Whipkey, Pittsburgh; Thomas
  Whipkey, Gettysburg; Richard Whipkey, Hanover; Richard Ramp,
  Chesapeake Md.; Mrs. Patricia Gerhart, East Berlin; Mrs. Barbara
  Maurer, Listie; Mrs. Peggy Matkins, Temple Hill, Md.; Mrs. Ruth
  Savage, Monmouth Beach, N.J.; Mrs. Francis Rayman, Rockwood; 15
  grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  Lifetime member of
  Listie Volunteer Fire Department, World War II veteran serving as
  sergeant in the U.S. Army.  Retired PBS Coal Company employee. 
  Friends were received Sunday and will be received 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
  Monday at the Wilbur D. Miller Funeral Home where funeral service
  will be conducted Tuesday 11 a.m. Rev. Larry Love, officiating. 
  Interment, Normalville Cemetery.
  
  Daily American, October 17, 1988
  
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  WHIPKEY
  
  Chester Elroy Whipkey, 69, of Listie, died Oct. 14, 1988, at Somerset
  Community Hospital.  Born April 29, 1916, in Normalville, son of late
  Chester Nelson and Anna Mary (Stoetzel) Whipkey.  Preceded in death
  by his parents; brothers, Roy Grimm and Clyde Whipkey; and sisters,
  Regina Holt and Elizabeth Geneva Hull.  Survived by his wife, the
  former Margaret Bush; also loving companion Margaret Ramp; and the
  following children: Chester, Jr., of New Oxford, Pa.; David, of
  Irwin; Dale, of Pittsburgh; Thomas, of Gettysburg; Richard of
  Hanover; and Mrs. Patricia Gearhart, of East Berlin; eight
  grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.  Life member of the Listie
  Volunteer Fire Department.  Retired PBS Coal Company employee.  World
  War II veteran where he served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army. 
  Friends were received Sunday and Monday at the Wilbur D. Miller
  Funeral Home where funeral service will be conducted Tuesday (today)
  at 11 a.m. Rev. Larry Love, officiating.  Interment, Normalville
  Cemetery.
  
  Daily American, October 18, 1988
  
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  WHIPKEY
  
  Chester Elroy Whipkey Sr., 69, of Listie, died Oct. 14, 1988, at
  Somerset Community Hospital.  Born April 29, 1919, in Normalville,
  son of late Chester Nelson and Anna Mary (Stossel) [sic?] Whipkey. 
  Preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Robert Roy Grimm Sr. and
  Clyde Whipkey; and sisters, Elsie Regina Holt and Elizabeth Geneva
  Hull.  Survived by his wife, Martha P. (Bush) Whipkey; and the
  following children: Mrs. Patricia A. (Whipkey) Gearhart of East
  Berlin; Chester Whipkey Jr. of New Oxford; David Whipkey of Irwin;
  Dale Whipkey of Pittsburgh; Thomas Whipkey of Gettysburg; Richard
  Whipkey of Hanover; eight grandchildren, one great-granddaughter and
  numerous nieces and nephews.  He was a World War II veteran and an
  honorably discharged sergeant of the U.S. Army.  He was a life member
  of the Listie Volunteer Fire Department.  Retired PBS Coal Company
  employee.  Friends were received Sunday and Monday at the Wilbur D.
  Miller Funeral Home where funeral service was conducted Tuesday, Oct.
  18 at 11 a.m. the Rev. Larry Love officiating.  Interment, Normalville
  Cemetery.
  
  WHIPKEY
  Funeral service for Chester Elroy Whipkey, 69, of Listie, was
  conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Wilbur D. Miller Funeral Home. 
  The Rev. Larry Love officiated.  Interment was in Normalville
  Cemetery.  Mr. Whipkey was survived by his wife, the former Martha
  Bush, and the following children: Chester, Jr. of New Oxford, Pa.;
  David of Irwin; Dale of Pittsburgh; Thomas of Gettysburg; Richard of
  Hanover; and Mrs. Patricia Gearhart of East Berlin; eight
  grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
  
  Daily American, October 25, 1988
  
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