OBIT: Homer Christian WILL, 1986, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  WILL
  
  Dr. Homer Christian Will of Sebring, Fla., died on Jan. 18, 1986, in
  the Palms Health Care Center, Sebring.  Born May 28, 1898, in
  Timberville, Va., he was the son of the late Samuel Gordon and Sally
  Virginia (Hollar) Will.  In 1936 he married the former Ethel Fay
  Bauman in Somerset.  He is survived by his wife; two brothers and two
  sisters: the Rev. Harper S. Will of Manchester, Ind.; Harry E. Will,
  Lorida, Fla.; Miss Lena W. Will and Mrs. Dessie W. McCartan, both of
  New Port Richey, Fla.  He was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Mildred E.
  Bourn, 243 West Fairview, Somerset, and uncle of Dr. Stanley L.
  Schrock.  He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. 
  In 1970 Dr. and Mrs. Will moved from Huntingdon to Sebring, Fla.  Dr.
  Will was a graduate of Bridgewater (Va.) College; the University of
  Virginia in 1922; and the University of Pittsburgh in 1931.  He
  taught biology in Smithfield and Harrison County High schools in West
  Virginia, 1922-1927, and was professor of biology at Juniata College,
  Huntingdon, 1927-1963, when he retired.  He was a Fellow of the
  Association for the Advancement of Science, a member of the
  Entomological Society of America, and a past president of the
  Pennsylvania Academy of Science.  He was also a member of Phi Sigma
  Fraternity and A.F. & A.M. of Mannington, W. Va.  Dr. Will was a
  member of Atonement Lutheran Church in Sebring.  Memorial services
  were held on Jan. 21 in Atonement, the Rev. Eugene Fernsler, assisted
  by the Rev. Charles Cressman, officiated.  Interment, Pinecrest
  Cemetery, Sebring under the direction of Dowden Funeral Home.
  
  Daily American, February 1, 1986
  
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