OBIT: John Franklin WILKINS, Jr., 1997, Addison, Somerset County, PA
  
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  WILKINS
  
    John Franklin Wilkins, Jr., 79, of Addison, died June 1, 1997 at
  Meyersdale Manor. Born June 27, 1917 in Addison, a son of the late
  John and Myrtle G. (Silbaugh) Wilkins.  In addition to parents, he
  was preceded in death by a son, John R.; a brother and a sister. 
  Survived by his wife, the former Patricia Holzer; three stepchildren;
  three grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; a brother, Robert
  Wilkins of Petrolia; and a sister, Ann Jones of Suffolk, Va.  Member
  of Addison United Methodist Church and retired from Ashland Oil Co. 
  A U.S. Army veteran of World War II.  Funeral services will be
  private and at convenience of the family.  Arrangements by Humbert
  Funeral Home, Confluence. 
  
  Daily American, June 2, 1997
  
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