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Lynore Kay Houtz^1,2

• Last Edited: 8 Jul 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lynore Kay Houtz was born on 20 February 1940, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• She was the daughter of Mark Houtz and Ethel Keiser.³
• Lynore Kay Houtz married Blair LaMar Buffington, son of Milton O. Buffington and Maude E. Klinger, circa 1960.¹
• Lynore Kay Houtz died on 2 July 2018, Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 78.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Lynore K. Buffington, 78, of Tower City, passed away Monday at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center.
  Born in Tower City, Feb. 20, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Mark and Ethel Keiser Houtz.
  Lynore was a retired secretary from the comp control center at Fort Indiantown Gap. Following retirement, she was a secretary at the Williams Valley Elementary School.
  She was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Orwin. She was an active member of the former Grace E.C. Church, Muir, where she served as the church secretary and also had been the church secretary for the Christ United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Glen Chapter, Lykens, and was also a former Girl Scout leader.
  She enjoyed camping and spending time with her family and friends.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Blair, in 2008; a son-in-law, William Jones Jr; brother, Clair D. Houtz; stepsister, Mary Jane Gamble.
  Surviving are her three daughters, Roxanne Jones, Pottsville, Cheryl Carl, Lebanon, and Lynette Klinger and her companion, Kevin Meeker, Florida; three grandchildren, Doug Buffington, Heather Stakem and Daniel Jones; four great-grandchildren, Drew, Avery, Owen and Kade; a stepsister, Violet Schaeffer, Myerstown; nieces and nephews.
  Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday from St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Orwin, with the Rev. Maureen Duffy-Guy. Private burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City. Memorial donations in Lynore's name can be made to St. Peter's U.C.C., Dietrich Avenue, Orwin, PA 17980. Dimon Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc. has been entrusted with the arrangements. To sign the guest book visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com
  Published in Republican & Herald on July 4, 2018.³
  
• She was buried on 6 July 2018, at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2

• Father*: Mark Houtz³
• Mother*: Ethel Keiser³

William Jones Jr.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jul 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Jones Jr. was born circa 1967, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2
• He was the son of William D. Jones Sr. and Alice H. Woodford.²
• William Jones Jr. died on 4 June 2017, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  William D. Jones Jr., 50, of West West Terrace, passed away Sunday afternoon at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey.
  Born in Pottsville, he was a son of William Sr. and Alice Woodford Jones, Minersville.
  Bill was a 1984 graduate of Minersville Area High School. He was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Church, Minersville. He worked as a mechanic in the construction industry. He was a former scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 100, Llewellyn, and helped many boys reach the rank of Eagle Scout. He was a member of the Harley Owners Group and was an advocate for the NRA.
  In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife of 30 years, the former Roxanne Buffington; two sons, Douglas Buffington and his wife, Lori, Muir, and Daniel Jones, at home; a grandchild, Drew; a sister, Deborah Hummel and her husband, Ernest, Minersville.
  A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, 328 Sunbury St., Minersville. The Rev. Christopher Zelonis will officiate. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the funeral home from 8 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday. Interment will be in St. Vincent's No. 2 Cemetery, Minersville. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer remembrances of Bill in the form of contributions to help defray funeral expenses. To offer condolences to the family or to light a candle in Bill's memory, visit www.donaldjbutlerfh.com
  Published in Republican & Herald on June 7, 2017.^2,3
  
• He was buried on 10 June 2017, at Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery #2, Minersville, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3

• Father*: William D. Jones Sr.² b. 1938, d. 2017
• Mother*: Alice H. Woodford²

Clarence E. Sheriff¹

• Last Edited: 15 Jan 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Clarence E. Sheriff was born circa 1899, Pennsylvania.¹
• He was the son of Harry E. Sheriff and Catherine M. Klinger.¹

• Father*: Harry E. Sheriff¹ b. 1880, d. 4 Sep 1917
• Mother*: Catherine M. Klinger¹ b. 5 Sep 1875, d. 27 Nov 1952

Elmer Elsworth Lentz¹

• Last Edited: 20 Jul 2021

• Elmer Elsworth Lentz was born on 28 September 1875, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He married Minnie I. McCoy circa 1896.¹
• Elmer Elsworth Lentz died on 21 September 1940, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 64.²
• He was buried on 25 September 1940, at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.²