The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-10-13

the son of the late William f. and
Margaret (Crabtree) Huff. For the
last % years he had lived in the
Leitersburg district, where he farm
ed and operated a school bus until
taken sick ten years ago. He took
up farming as an occupation 30 years
ago, having been employed as an
engineer on the Bro railroad prior
to that. He was a member of the
st. Pauls Lutheran Church in Lett
ersburg.
He is survived by: his wife, Mrs
Olive Ponton Huff; six children, Mrs.
Franklin A. Bell, Leitersburg; Lour-
ing F. Huff, Hagerstown; Walter j.,
at home; Willard M, Jr., Hagers-
town; w. Elgun, Waynesboro, and
Corporal Henry c., Camp DERRICK,
Md; three sisters, Mrs. Zella Erick-
son, Mrs. Howard Richard and Mrs.
Earl Fur, all of Cumberland, and a
brother, j. L. Huff, also of Cumber-
land.
George F. May died at his home,
545 Ridge Avenue, on October 7,
aged 76 years.
He was a member of the First
Christian Church and the Jr. Order
of American Mechanics.
He is survived by: his wife, Mrs
Minnie c. May; a daughter, Mrs
Amelia Keyton; three brothers,
Frank, Charles and Harry, all of Ha-
gerstown; two sisters, Mrs. Irene
Collins, Pennsville, NJ j and Miss
Lily May, Hagerstown; two grand
children and one great grandchild
John Edward Rice, 467 Mcdowell
Avenue, died at his home on Octo-
Der 7, after an illness of one year,
aged IA years.
He was a retired farmer, a mem
Der of st. Matthew's E. U. B. Church
and Mems Bible Glass.
Surviving are: daughter, Miss
Mary, at home, a sister, Mrs. Susan
Keedy, Hagerstown; and a brother,
Thomas. Sterling, Illinois.
Elmer HI. Rooms died on October
7 at his home in Williamsport, aged
rs years.
He is survived by: his wife, Mrs.
Katie Rooms, a son George S., Will
Transport; daughter, Mrs. Alice
Glackin, Collinsville, Pa; two sis
tiers, Mrs. Ida Harry and Mrs EN-
ma Wright, both of York County,
Pa; brother, Charles, also of York
County; three grandchildren and
three REORGANIZATION
Miss Lille Altoona Hartle, Hag-
erstown, Route 5, died at her home
on October z, aged 83 years.
Known to her many friends as
"Tunnie," she was the daughter of
Henry and Ann Trobinger Hartle. A
member of Christ Reformed Church,
she had lived in this area all her
life.
Surviving are four brothers, Ohio
M. Hartle, Hagerstown; Denton, Ha-
gerstown; John, Pandsville; and Jo-
seph Frank, Forreston, Illinois.
George Franklin Kretzer died at
the Washington County Hospital
on October 7, after a brief illness,
aged 90 years.
He was a resident of Antietam
Furnace and was a veteran of World
War II, having served with the Army
in the, Mediterranean Theater.
He is survived by: wife, Mrs. Ger
aldine Elizabeth (Barrett) Kretzer;
enc daughter, Dietra Jane; his moth
er Mrs. May Kretzer, Antieam Fur
mace; two sisters, Anna May Kretzer,
Sharpsburg, and Mrs. Russell Nor
gan, Antietam Furnace; and one
brother, Freddie Kretzer, at home.
Willard F. Sewers died at his
home on October 6, just two days
before his Goth birthday.
The son of the late Samuel w. and
Sara A. Sewers, he was born in the
Clear Spring district but lived most
of his life in Hagerstown, where he
was employed as skilled wood
worker
He was member of ST. Marks
Lutheran Church and of the Mems
Bible Class