1884 - 1963 (~ 79 years)
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Name |
Alfred Leroy Dishong |
Birth |
Mar 1884 |
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
27 May 1963 |
Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland |
Notes |
- FROSTBURG — Alfred Leroy Dishong, 79, of 159 Frost Avenue was found dead of a gunshot wound of the head yesterday afternoon at his home. Police said the victim was discovered sitting in a chair in the living room of his home by his brother-in-law, Walter E. Spiker, who resided with him. He had been shot in the forehead with a .22 caliber rifle. Assistant Chief Leslie Bevans and Patrolman Jack Starkey of Frostburg City Police investigated. The deputy medical examiner's office said death was the result of a self-inflicted gun wound. Mr. Dishong was born in Johnstown, Pa., a son of the late John Charles and Martha (Orner) Dishong and moved to Frostburg at an early age. He retired from Kelly-Springfield Tire Company 15 years ago. A veteran of World War I, he was a former member of the John R. Fairgrieve VFW Post and of United Brethren Church. He is survived by his wife, Helen Cora (Spiker) Dishong; four brothers, Charles and William Dishong, Latrobe, Pa.; Samuel Dishong, Hyndman, and Herman Dishong, Frostburg; five sisters, Mrs. Mary Wampler, Frostburg; Mrs. Goldie Walker, Meyersdale; Mrs. Nellie Shoemaker, Boynton, Pa.; Mrs. Sylvia Shoemaker, Stoystown, Pa., and Mrs. Marie Carbaugh, Salisbury, Pa., and one granddaughter, Patricia D. Williams, Toledo, Ohio. The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home, Frostburg, where the family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p. m. and 7 to 9 p. m. Cumberland Evening Times, May 28, 1963.
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Person ID |
I15369 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
Father |
John C. Dishong, b. Mar 1863, Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. d. 4 Sep 1942, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland (Age ~ 79 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
Elizabeth Martha Orner, b. May 1871, Pennsylvania d. 30 Jan 1953, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland (Age ~ 81 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Family ID |
F04640 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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