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Sonya A. Miller¹

• Last Edited: 26 Aug 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Sonya A. Miller was born on 22 September 1961, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Clyde H. Miller and Anna G. Clark.¹
• Sonya A. Miller died on 29 October 2015, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 54.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Sonya A. Herring
  October 29, 2015
  Sonya A. Herring, 54, of Valley View, passed away peacefully Thursday at home after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her family.
  Born Sept. 22, 1961, in Pottsville, she was a daughter of Clyde H. "Rusty" and Anna G. Clark Miller, Hegins.
  She was a 1979 graduate of Tri-Valley High School and an office manager at the former Midway Supermarket.
  Sonya was a member of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View. She was a Longaberger and Mary Kay consultant.
  Surviving, in addition to her parents, are her husband, Dennis D. "Crazy" Herring, to whom she was married for 36 years. She is also survived by a son, Joshua D. Herring and his wife, Sara, Valley View; a daughter, Angela A. Stiely and her husband, Timothy, Hegins; two grandsons, Carsyn K. Stiely and Camdyn R. Stiely; two granddaughters, Kendra A. Stiely and Kinsley A. Stiely; a brother, Steve C. Miller, Hegins.
  Private services will be held at the convenience of the family at Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View. Memorial contributions can be made to the Sonya A. Herring Memorial Scholarship Fund, co Gratz Bank, P.O. Box 816, Valley View, PA 17983. Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 31 Oct 2015, Sat, Page A14.²
  

• Father*: Clyde H. Miller¹ b. 1 Apr 1932, d. 24 Oct 2019
• Mother*: Anna G. Clark¹

Preston Daniel Paul¹

• Last Edited: 1 Nov 2024

• Preston Daniel Paul was baptized on 13 July, Salem Lutheran Church, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• He was born on 15 May 1884, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5
• He was the son of Daniel S. Paul and Amelia Jane Schwalm.^1,2
• Preston Daniel Paul married Minnie Donton, daughter of Hiram Donton and Emma Laing.^1,4
• Preston Daniel Paul married Minnie Margaret Gongloff, daughter of Jacob Gongloff and Mary Neidlinger, before 1924.^6,7
• On the death of his second wife, Minnie (Gongloff) Paul, in 1942, her will gave her entire estate to a son from her first marriage, Clyde Weaver, and entirely excluded her second husband, Preston. Preston exercised his right as a surviving spouse to take against the will.
  As a newspaper article explained:
  Porter Twp. Man Elects To Take [Against] Will Of Wife
  Cut off by the will of his wife, Minnie Weaver Paul, Orwin, who died March 25, 1942, Preston Paul of Porter Twp., has filed his election to take against the will and share in the same manner as if his wife died without a will.
  Mrs. Paul gave her entire estate including a 2Vss story frame dwelling to her son, Clyde Weaver, and named Squire Leroy Kaufman, Tower City, as executor.
  By taking against the will the husband will share the estate and receive one half of the same including a nominal amount of personal property. Atty. J. G. Seesholtz, is representing Paul.
  A wife [or] the husband cannot cut off the one or the other without at least the amount as allowed by law. A parent however can cut off a child and in many instances $1 is given so as to remove any grounds for a will contest on the basis that the testator overlooked the same.⁸
• Preston Daniel Paul died on 27 March 1961, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 76.^4,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  Paul Rites
  The funeral of Preston Paul, 76, of Orwin, who died on Monday morning in his home, will be held on Friday morning from Stewart Dreisigacker Funeral Home, Tower City. The Rev. Clarence Reeser, pastor of St. Peter's Luth eran Church, Reinerton, will officiate at services. Interment will be made in the Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery at Orwin.
  Mr. Paul, was born in Mahan tongo Valley, a son of the late Daniel and Amelia Schwalm Paul. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church at Reinerton.
  His first wife, the former Minnie Donton died in 1916. His second wife, the former Minnie Gonloff, died in 1942.
  Surviving are four daughters: Mrs. Helen Shutt, of Orwin, Mrs. Stella Leitzel of Herndon, Mrs. Vesta Weist of Harrisburg, Mrs. Eva O'Neill of Pottstown; a son Earl, of Tower City, R. D; a sister Mrs. Meda Kessler, of Klingerstown; a brother John Paul of Orwin; three stepsons: Clyde Weaver of Orwin, Earl Weaver, of Halifax, and John Weaver of Philadelphia; 19 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
  Preston Paul, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 28 Mar 1961, Tue, Page 14.⁹
  
• He was buried on 31 March 1961, at Saint Peter's Reformed Cemetery, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5

• Father*: Daniel S. Paul¹ b. 17 Apr 1858, d. 2 Jan 1918
• Mother*: Amelia Jane Schwalm^1,2 b. 4 Oct 1857, d. 20 Jul 1929

Vesta Valeria Paul¹

• Last Edited: 2 Sep 2020

• Vesta Valeria Paul was born on 22 July 1907, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of William Henry Paul and Fianna Bohr.¹
• Vesta Valeria Paul married Roy Alfred Hand.¹
• Vesta Valeria Paul died on 10 March 1998, Frye Village, Middletown, Dauphin County, PA, at age 90.^3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Vesta V. Hand
  Vesta V. Hand, 90, formerly of Orwin, died Wednesday morning at Frye Village, Middletown.
  Born in Orwin, July 22, 1907, she was a daughter of the late William and Fianna Bohr Paul.
  She was a retired garment industry seamstress.
  She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Reinerton, and Tower City Senior Center.
  Her husband, Roy A., died in 1967.
  Surviving are a daughter, Bernice M. Schaffner, Harrisburg; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday from the Chapel of Corl Funeral Homes Inc., Tower City. The Rev. Arthur Sonnenberg will officiate. Interment will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, Orwin.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 12 Mar 1998, Thu, Page 3.⁴
  
• She was buried at Saint Peter's Reformed Cemetery, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: William Henry Paul¹ b. 13 Sep 1880, d. 21 Nov 1921
• Mother*: Fianna Bohr¹ b. 31 Aug 1884, d. 29 Jan 1961