OBIT: Pastor Vernon D. WITT, 1998, Confluence, Somerset County, PA
  
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  WITT
  
    Pastor Vernon D. Witt, 64, of Confluence, went home to be with his
  Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 6, 1998.  He was born Feb. 2,
  1934 in Connellsville.  He graduated from Connellsville High School
  in 1952.  Following Army service as a sergeant, he graduated from
  Grove City College in Grove City in 1959.  He pastured several
  churches in Venango County including Barkeyville, Hebron, Mt. Carmel,
  and Oak Hill.  He then pastored Churches of God in Markleysburg, Sand
  Springs, Md., Keeler Glade, Md., Fair Oaks, Ursina and Fort Hill.  He
  was founder and pastor of Bethel Park Christian Center, with an
  extensive youth ministry.  He was also founder and director of Camp
  Wildwood in Markleysburg.  He started the first Boy Scout Troop in
  Markleysburg, and was a Scout master for many years.  He was the
  spiritual leader to many youths who are now adults in this area and
  was instrumental in leading many to the saving knowledge of Jesus
  Christ.  He was a teacher at Turkeyfoot Valley Elementary School in
  Harnedsville.  He sponsored release-time religious education for the
  public school.  He had been a statewide evaluator for Laurel
  Highlands Home Educators for the past 15 years.  He was dearly loved
  by his wife Elva J. Witt, of 41 years; brothers and sisters: Dorothy
  Reagan of Connellsviile; Ralph and Helen Witt of Connellsville,
  Elsley K. and Margaret Witt of Connellsville, Candis and Ralph Snyder
  of Connellsville, Sara Witt of Columbus, Ohio, C. Graydon and Wanda
  Witt of McKeesport, Melvin and Faye Witt of Connellsville.  His first
  daughter, Carla and David Showman of Tulsa, Okla., and grandchildren,
  Joshua, Jillian, Jihrleah, Johanna, Jessica, Jordana, Jonathan and
  Josiah Showman.  His second daughter, Suzi and Bruce Tifft of
  Atlanta, Ga., and grandchildren, Aaron, Kaitlin, Nathan and Reagan
  Tifft.  His first son Torrey and Amy Witt of Markleysburg and
  grandsons, Alan and Torrey Witt.  His third daughter E. Alicia and
  Carl Siegfried of Duck, N.C., and grandson.  His second son Stephen
  Witt of Virginia Beach, Va., and his third son, Christopher Witt of
  Harnedsville.  He was also an uncle and great-uncle of a family of
  close to 150 cousins, nieces and nephews.  He was the spiritual
  leader and ordaining minister for five young men in the community:
  Mark Witt of Connellsville, Barry Witt of Connellsville, Geary Witt
  of Connellsville, Clifford Sarver of Columbus, Ohio and David Showman
  of Tulsa, Okla., and one of his closest friends and deacons, Daniel
  Sarver of Markleysburg.  He is joined in Heaven with his son, John
  Mark Witt, his parents Ralph Clark Witt Sr. and Rella Schlichter
  Witt, his brothers Dale V. Witt and John F. Reagan.  Friends will be
  received at New Life Covenant Church, Route 40, Markleysburg, next to
  A. J. McMullen Middle School on Friday, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., and
  Saturday, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.  Funeral service will be Monday at 2
  p.m. at New Life Covenant Church with Pastor Lgene Bonnell
  officiating.  Interment will be at Green Ridge Cemetery, Route 119
  north of Connellsville.  All friends are welcome.  Arrangements are
  under the direction of the Donald R. Crawford Funeral Home,
  Markleysburg.
  
  Daily American, May 8, 1998
  [W1646-1647]