OBIT: Elva Jean (HATFIELD) WITT, 2001, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  WITT
  
    Elva Jean Hatfield Witt, born June 4, 1938, was reunited with her
  husband, Pastor Vernon D. Witt in the presence of her beloved Lord
  and Savior on April 17, 2001.  Elva was preceded in death by her
  husband of 40 years on May 6, 1998, in 1977 by her infant son John
  Mark and her father, John W. Hatfield Sr., in 1996.  Elva is survived
  by six children and 16 grandchildren: Christopher J. Witt of Canton,
  Ohio; Steven M. Witt of Virginia Beach, Va.; E. Alicia and Carl
  Siegfried and son Jordon of Harnedsville; Torrey and Amy Witt and
  sons, Alan, Torrey and Benjamin of Markleysburg; Suzi and Bruce Tifft
  and sons, Aaron, Nathan and Reagan and daughter Kaitlin of Oklahoma
  City, Okla.; and Carla and David Showman and sons, Joshua, Jonathan
  and Josiah and daughters, Jillian, Jihrleah, Johanna, Jessica and
  Jordana of Tulsa, Okla.  Elva is also survived by her mother, Ella
  Mae Hatfield of Connellsville, her sister, Georgetta and Donald
  Schroyer of Rockwell, N.C., and her brothers, Paul and Cynthia
  Hatfield of Connellsville and John and Rebecca Hatfield Jr., of
  California.  Elva and Vernon served the Lord faithfully during their
  40 years of marriage in the following churches: Fort Hill, Fair Oaks,
  Ursina, Sandspring, Md., Keeler Glade, Md., Markleysburg, Bethel Park,
  Christian Church of Harnedsville, Sugarloaf Church of Ohiopyle and
  Zion Church of Connellsville.  They were also founders and directors
  of Camp Wildwood of Markleysburg, Bethel Park Christian Center of
  Harnedsville and Laurel Highlands Home Educators Assoc.  Visitation
  was held on Sunday and will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
  Monday at Crawford Funeral Home, Route 40, Farmington, where funeral
  service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday.  Pastor Lgene Bonnell
  officiating.  Interment, Green Ridge Memorial Cemetery, Connellsville.
  
  Daily American, April 23, 2001
  
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