OBIT: George Oliver YOMMER, 1941, of interest in Somerset County, PA

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GEORGE OLIVER YOMMER

Grantsville, Maryland

  George Oliver Yommer, well known resident of this section, died at his home 
near Jennings about four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, March 11, after a lingering 
illness.  Mr. Yommer had not been well for about three years and during the past 
six months he had been rapidly growing worse.  However, he was able to be up and 
about his home most of the time until last Monday when his condition became 
critical.  While his death was not entirely unexpected, nevertheless, it came as 
a shock to his family and many friends in this and the Jennings communities.
  Mr. Yommer had reached the age of 66 years, 7 months and 5 days.  He was born 
on the William Stanton farm, about three miles south of Grantsville, Aug. 6, 
1874, a son of George and Elizabeth Witzgall Yommer.  His parents were natives 
of Germany.  Having lived in this section practically all his life he had a wide 
acquaintance and was numbered among the most reputable citizens of his 
community.  He united with the Grantsville Lutheran Church at the age of 
fifteen, but later transferred this membership to the Lutheran church at 
Jennings.  Until ill health prevented he took an active interest in the affairs 
of his community and church.  He was a charter member of the Grantsville Camp 
No. 41 Woodmen of the World.
  In November, 1902, Mr. Yommer married Miss Ida Bittinger and for the past 
twenty-two years they have resided at their present home, situated on the 
Grantsville-Jennings Road, about half way between these two points.  They were 
the parents of three children, one of whom, a daughter, died in infancy. Mr. 
Yommer leaves his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Harry Hoover, Jennnings, one son, 
Harry L. Yommer, Grantsville, two sisters, Mrs. Barbara Hare, Donora, Pa., and 
Mrs. Sadie Meyers, Jennings, three brothers, John Yommer, Crist Yommer and 
Daniel Yommer, all of Jennings, and four grandchildren.
  Funeral rites were held Friday morning from the Grantsville Lutheran Church.  
Rev. A. C. Curran, pastor of the Jennings church, officiated, and was assisted 
by Rev. Samuel D. Sigler, local pastor.  A choral group from the Maple Glen 
Amish Church and the Springs Mennonite Church, under the direction of Rev. 
Milton B. Miller, sang several of Mr. Yommer's favorite hymns.  They were 
unaccompanied.  Mrs. W. Harold Miller, church organist, played for the services.  
Interment was in the Grantsville cemetery under the supervision of William 
Winterberg, local mortician.  Active pallbearers, all of whom were members of 
the local Woodman camp, were Charles O. Bender, Charles O. Keller, Harry C. 
Edwards, Hobart Speicher, Leonard B. Schaefer and Scott Duckworth.  Honorary 
pallbearers were Daniel W. Dorsey, Albert Swauger, Harvey Croft, Otha Fike, C. 
O. White and Orville Stark, members of the older group of Woodmen.  John Beachy, 
Wayne Durst, Harold Resh, Eldred Stahl, Charles Stahl and Charles Stanton, 
representing the group of younger members.  In addition, fifteen other members 
of the Lodge attended the services in a body.
  Among those from out-of-town who came to attend the funeral services were Mrs. 
Barbara Hare, Donora, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bittinger and family, Greensburg, 
Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brennigan, Betty Haas and Carl Long, Youngwood, Pa., 
Mrs. Etta Noonan, Mr. and Mrs. Naylor Glotfelty, Addison, Pa., Mrs. Henry Yommer 
and son, Alvin, Meyersdale, Oma Yaste, Williamsport, Pa.

Meyersdale Republican, March 20, 1941