GUARD, Mrs. Blanche Valerie Friend
MRS. CLARENCE GUARD
FRIENDSVILLE - Mrs. Blanche Valerie Guard, 88, formerly of Friendsville, died Sunday at Glendale, Calif.
Born at Blooming Rose, she was a daughter of the late William H. and Jane (Friend) Friend. She was the widow of Clarence V. Guard and was a former member of Friendsville Methodist Church.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Losen, Mrs. Blanche Malaniak and Mrs. Iris Wallis, all of Glendale; Mrs. Elizabeth Haist, Burbank, Calif., and Mrs. Rita Davis, Pittsburgh; two sons, Roland W. Guard, Pittsburgh, and Robert K. Guard, Portland, Ore.; 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
The body will be at the Minnich Funeral Home at Friendsville, where friends will be recieved tomorrow from 3 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at Friendsville Methodist Church by Rev. George W. Lovelace, pastor. Burial will be in Blooming Rose Cemetery.
Source: The Cumberland News; Cumberland, Maryland; July 4, 1967, page 9.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
GULICK, Child of Mr. & Mrs. Howard
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY NEWS
An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gulick died suddenly Monday night.
KEYSER TRIBUNE, JUNE 14, 1907
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 15 , 2010
GUNNELLS, Miss A. Lou
Miss A. Lou Gunnells died Friday afternoon at Hagerstown from heart trouble, aged 52 years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Roley C. Tuner, Salem, OH, and Miss Estelle, at home, and a brother, Dayton O. Gunnells, Holly, Michigan. Burial took place this morning at Hancock where Miss Gunnells once resided. Her father was the late Henry Clay Gunnells.
Cumberland Evening Times Cumberland, Maryland January 31, 1927
(Courtesy of Pat Thompson)
Posted July 31, 2009
GUNNETT, Mrs. Mary
FROSTBURG—Mrs. Mary Gunnett, 70, wife of George Gunnett, died suddenly this morning at her home, 78 Bowery Street. Surviving besides her husband are two sisters, Mrs. Alexander Close, Frostburg, and Mrs. Ellsworth Myers, Cleveland, Ohio; and four nieces and three nephews also survive. She was a member of Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church. The body will be at the Hafer Funeral Home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 1, 1950
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
GUNTER, Thomas H.
FROSTBURG - Thomas H. Gunter, 67, of 72 College Avenue, died Friday in Miners Hospital, where he had been a patient one week. He was the son of the late Richard and Mary Ann (Yates) Gunter. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Nellie (Price) Gunter; a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Tewell, Frostburg; a sister, Mrs. Harry Lydick, Youngstown, Ohio; a brother, Joseph Gunter, Norfolk, Va., and a grandson. He was a member of the Young Men's Republican Club where he has served as custodian for several years. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. by Rev. Wesley H. Harris, pastor of the Welsh Memorial Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Frostburg Memorial Park.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, March 11, 1956
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
GURLEY, Dr. Lycurgus M.
Dr. Lycurgus M. Gurley Sr., 85, formerly of Cumberland, died October 7 at his home, 300 Bliss Street, Southmont, Pa. An ophthalmologist, Dr. Gurley retired in 1956 after 51 years of practice as an eye surgeon. He was graduated in 1904 from the Universtiy of Maryland's School of Medicine. Dr. Gurley was born March 10, 1876, in the Union Grove section of Allegany County, a son of the late Lycurgus Franklin and Rosanna Belle (Frantz) Gurley, and was the last surviving member of a large family long prominent in business affairs of this section. His wife, the former Sarah Young, preceded him in death. Dr. Gurley took his premedical training at Wilson Academy from which he was graduated in 1899. He first opened practice in Grafton, W. Va., but was there only one year before moving to Johnstown in 1905. From 1915 until 1940 he served as chief surgeon in ophthalmology at Memorial Hospital. Dr. Gurley patented an eye shield for postoperative cataract cases, authored articles for various publications and lectured to studeht nurses at Memorial for 24 years. During World War I he served as a captain in the Army Medical Corps. In 1955 Dr. Gurley was honored by Pennsylvania State Medical Society with a plaque in recognition of 50 years of service in the profession. He is the father of Dr. L. M. Gurley Jr., Johnstown, eye specialist, with whom he practiced for 17 years, and James Gurley, Pittsburgh insurance man. The deceased was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology. He was a member of Westmont Presbyterian Church, Cambria County Medical Society; Sunnehanna Country Club; Johnstown Lodge 538, AF & AM; Knights Templar; Pittsburgh Consistory and Jaffa Shrine. Funeral services and interment took place today in Johnstown.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 11, 1961
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
GURLEY. Thomas William
Thomas William Gurley, aged 52, jeweler, Meyersdale, died Sunday noon at Mercy hospital, Johnstown, Pa. Mr. Gurley had been a patient at Western Maryland Hospital here for three weeks. He returned to his home and later went to the Johnstown hospital. His wife died about two months ago. Surviving are three sons, Thomas, Franklin and John Gurley, and one daughter, Mrs. Llewellyn Rowe, all of Meyersdale. Mr. Gurley was a native of near Hazen, this county. He is also survived by four brothers, H. N., J. H., C. R. and O. C. Gurley, this city, and two sisters, Mrs. John Bowen, this city, and Mrs. Walker Wentling, Baltimore Pike. Mr. Gurley was a member of the Lutheran Church and the Masonic fraternity. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock from his home in Meyersdale.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 5, 1920
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
GUTHRIE, Shirley E. Holland
Shirley E. Guthrie, 68, Oakland, died Sunday, July 15, 2007 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV.
Born on May 30, 1939, in Oakland, she was a daughter of the late D. Archibald "Arch" and Beulah M. (McCrobie) Holland. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles H. Guthrie, in 1995; a grandson; and a brother, Abraham Holland.
She was the former owner of Red's Auto Sales, Oakland.
She is survived by two daughters, Christina L. Alexander, Oakland, and Sheila C. Kitzmiller, Terra Alta, WV.; three sons, David L. Holland, Fairmont, WV, and Michael C. Guthrie and Steven W. Guthrie, both of Oakland; two sisters, Louise Bowman and Margaret Germain, both of Oakland; two brothers, Daniel Holland and Richard Holland, both of Oakland; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Friends were received at the Stewart Funeral Home, Oakland, where a service was held on Tuesday, July 17, with Rev. William Skipper officiating.
Interment was in the Ashby Cemetery, Oakland.
The Republican; Oakland, MD; Thurs, July 19, 2007.
(Courtesy of Mary Myers Teets)
Posted July 15, 2009
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