Alfred Leroy Dishong

Male 1884 - 1963  (~ 79 years)


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  • Name Alfred Leroy Dishong 
    Birth Mar 1884  Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 May 1963  Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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.
    Person ID I15369  McKenzie Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 

    Father John C. Dishong,   b. Mar 1863, Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1942, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Martha Orner,   b. May 1871, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1953, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F04640  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Cora Spiker,   b. 18 May 1929, National, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1989, Washington, D.C. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Family ID F07248  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 


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