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Robert W. Miller¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert W. Miller was born circa 1917.¹
• He was the son of Harry E. Miller and Verna May Adams.¹
• Robert W. Miller died before 26 June 2010.²

• Father*: Harry E. Miller¹ b. 3 Feb 1895, d. 17 Oct 1967
• Mother*: Verna May Adams¹ b. 3 Feb 1894, d. 18 Aug 1986

Edward P. Loomis¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Edward P. Loomis married Jane B. Miller, daughter of Harry E. Miller and Verna May Adams, circa 1946.²
• Edward P. Loomis died in 2000.¹

Elizabeth Laverne Miller¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elizabeth Laverne Miller was born on 14 April 1918, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Harry E. Miller and Verna May Adams.¹
• Elizabeth Laverne Miller married James Evan Koons on 14 August 1938, St. James Lutheran Church, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA.^1,3
• Elizabeth Laverne Miller died in June 1979, at age 61.^1,2
• She was buried at Highland Memorial Park, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Harry E. Miller¹ b. 3 Feb 1895, d. 17 Oct 1967
• Mother*: Verna May Adams¹ b. 3 Feb 1894, d. 18 Aug 1986

James Evan Koons¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• James Evan Koons was born on 25 November 1915.²
• He married Elizabeth Laverne Miller, daughter of Harry E. Miller and Verna May Adams, on 14 August 1938, St. James Lutheran Church, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA.^1,3
• James Evan Koons died in 2005.²
• He was buried at Highland Memorial Park, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA.²

Vance K. Blyler¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Vance K. Blyler was born on 20 April 1916, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Gurney G. Blyler and Mary A. Moffett.¹
• Vance K. Blyler married Helen Mae Adams, daughter of Elmer J. Adams and Mary Emma Blyler, on 19 April 1941, Frederick County, VA.¹
• Vance K. Blyler died on 1 January 1945, Belgium at age 28.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Lt. Vance Blyler Killed in Belgium
  First Lt. Vance K. Blyler, husband of Mrs. Helen M. Blyler, 1317 Berryhill street, has been reported killed in action in Belgium, January 1.
  Entering the service in March, 1942, he trained at Camp Polk and was commissioned from the Officer Candidate School at Fort Knox, November 21. 1942. He was sent overseas last September with an Armored Division.
  In a letter written by his commanding officer, General Kilburn reported to Mrs. BIyler, "You have lost a beloved husband, and we have lost a loyal, faithful and gallant comrade. Your husband fought gallantly as a member of the 42nd Tank Battalion in a most critical operation of the war. The manner in which he fought aroused a lasting pride in his fellow officers, his men and myself."
  A graduate of Williamstown High School, and student of Baltimore City College, Lieutenant Blyler was employed by the Western Electric Company at Washington, D. C, before his entrance into the Army.
  The holder of expert shooting medals for rifle and machine gun, he is survived by his widow, an eighteen-month-old son and his mother.
  Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), 08 Mar 1945, Thu, Page 15.³
  
• He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.²

• Father*: Gurney G. Blyler¹ b. 14 Oct 1880, d. 27 Dec 1927
• Mother*: Mary A. Moffett¹ b. 9 May 1883, d. 22 Aug 1962

Kent M. Blyler¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Kent M. Blyler was born on 31 December 1921, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Gurney G. Blyler and Mary A. Moffett.¹
• Kent M. Blyler died on 3 May 1996, at age 74.¹
• He was buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, PA.²

• Father*: Gurney G. Blyler¹ b. 14 Oct 1880, d. 27 Dec 1927
• Mother*: Mary A. Moffett¹ b. 9 May 1883, d. 22 Aug 1962

St. Clair David Kirtley¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• St. Clair David Kirtley was born on 13 November 1903, Baltimore, MD.²
• He married Helen Mae Adams, daughter of Elmer J. Adams and Mary Emma Blyler.¹
• St. Clair David Kirtley died on 18 January 1982, Montgomery County, MD, at age 78.^1,2
• He was buried at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, MD.²

Ruth Elizabeth East¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ruth Elizabeth East was born in 1908.¹
• She married Robert Preston Blyler, son of Gurney G. Blyler and Mary A. Moffett.¹
• Ruth Elizabeth East died on 25 June 2008.¹

Margaret Mattis Hoover¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Margaret Mattis Hoover was born on 22 November 1904, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She married Roy H. Adams, son of Rolandus Adams and Katie Rebecca Bast, on 14 January 1922, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Margaret Mattis Hoover died on 12 February 1998, York, York County, PA, at age 93.²

Jeanne Yvonne Adams¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jeanne Yvonne Adams was born on 25 August 1922, Berrysbuurg, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Roy H. Adams and Margaret Mattis Hoover.¹
• Jeanne Yvonne Adams married Carroll Francis Sanders Jr.²
• Jeanne Yvonne Adams died on 18 October 1988, York, York County, PA, at age 66.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Jeanne Y. Sanders: York resident
  Mrs Jeanne Y. Sanders 66 of 475 Sundale Drive died Tuesday at her home.
  She was the wife of Carroll F Sanders Jr.
  Mrs Sanders was born in Berrysburg Dauphin County, daughter of Margaret Hoover Adams York and the late Roy H. Adams.
  She was a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church Harrisburg. A retired employee of the York Dress Co., She was a member of the American Association of Retired Persons and the International Ladies' Garment Workers’ Union
  Survivors include: A son — Carroll F. Sanders III, York.
  A brother — Bruce Adams, Marshfield, Mass.
  Four grandchildren.
  No viewing.
  Funeral will be 1 pm Saturday at the Hoover Funeral Home, 103 W Main St Elizabethville, Dauphin County. The Rev Dr Martin W Hopkins will officiate.
  Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville.
  Memorial contributions may be made to the York Chapter of the American Cancer Society, 226 E. Market St., York, Pa. 17405; or the Visiting Nurse Association of York, 218 E. Market St., York, 17405.
  The York Dispatch (York, Pennsylvania), 20 Oct 1988, Thu, Page 6.²
  
• She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3

• Father*: Roy H. Adams¹ b. 14 Apr 1897, d. 7 Jul 1973
• Mother*: Margaret Mattis Hoover¹ b. 22 Nov 1904, d. 12 Feb 1998

Carroll Francis Sanders Jr.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carroll Francis Sanders Jr. was born on 4 February 1924.²
• He married Jeanne Yvonne Adams, daughter of Roy H. Adams and Margaret Mattis Hoover.¹
• Carroll Francis Sanders Jr. died on 2 June 1993, at age 69.²
• He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.²

Bruce Lamar Adams¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Bruce Lamar Adams was born on 9 January 1924, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Roy H. Adams and Margaret Mattis Hoover.¹
• Bruce Lamar Adams died on 12 June 1991, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA, at age 67.^1,2
• He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Roy H. Adams¹ b. 14 Apr 1897, d. 7 Jul 1973
• Mother*: Margaret Mattis Hoover¹ b. 22 Nov 1904, d. 12 Feb 1998

Jeannette Joest¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jeannette Joest was born in 1904.²
• She married Russell N. Adams, son of Rolandus Adams and Katie Rebecca Bast, in 1930, NJ.¹
• Jeannette Joest died in 1981.²
• She was buried at Bloomsburg Cemetery, Greenwich Township, Warren County, NJ.²

S. Elmyra Shiley¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• S. Elmyra Shiley was born circa 1915.¹
• She married Clarence Marlin Adams, son of Rolandus Adams and Katie Rebecca Bast, on 26 November 1938, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Elmyra Adams Taken By Death Early Today
  Mrs. Elmyra Adams, nee Shlley, 33, wife of Marlin Adams, of Route 8, Lebanon, passed away this morning at her home.
  A member of the Dayton Evangelical Church, she was employed at the NoMend Hosiery Mill.
  Besides her husband, she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James F. Shlley, and three sisters, Carrie, wife of William Robson, Willlamstown; Verna, wife of William Adams, Willlamstown; and Mae Shiley at home, and one brother, Norman Shlley, also at home.
  The Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania), 04 Jan 1949, Tue, Page 13.²
  
• S. Elmyra Shiley died on 4 January 1949, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA.²

Grace P. Bettinger¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Grace P. Bettinger was born circa 1908.¹
• She married Clarence Marlin Adams, son of Rolandus Adams and Katie Rebecca Bast, circa December 1955.¹
• Grace P. Bettinger died on 22 February 1998.²

Hazel M. Griffith¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Hazel M. Griffith was born on 28 May 1907, Reilly Township, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She married Raymond Chester Adams, son of Rolandus Adams and Katie Rebecca Bast.¹
• Hazel M. Griffith died on 27 September 1983, General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 76.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Adams Rites
  Services for Hazel M. Adams, 76, of 416 Julian St., Williamstown, who died Tuesday in Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Corl-Drei-sigcker Funeral Home Inc., Williamstown. The Rev. Robert Fox will officiate. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown.
  Mrs. Adams was born in Zerbe, a daughter of the late George and Dora Withelder Griffith.
  She was a member of United Methodist Church, Williamstown.
  Her husband. Raymond, died in 1982.
  Surviving are two daughters, Nancy, wife of Ronald Soliday, Tower City area, and Lois Adams, of Wayne, and a grandson.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 29 Sep 1983, Thu, Page 2.³
  
• She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4

Lois L. Adams¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lois L. Adams was born on 10 April 1930, Newton, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Raymond Chester Adams and Hazel M. Griffith.¹
• Lois L. Adams died on 5 June 2022, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 92.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  Lois L. Adams
  April 10, 1930 ~ June 5, 2022 (age 92)
  Lois L. Adams, 92, of Tower City passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at her residence.
  Lois was born in Newtown, PA, on April 10, 1930, a daughter of late Raymond and Hazel Griffiths Adams.
  She grew up in Williamstown and was a graduate of Williamstown High School. She also graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Lebanon Valley College and a Master's degree from Penn State University.
  She spend most of her adult life living on the Main Line in Philadelphia where she retired as Director of Special Education for the Radnor School District in Wayne. There is a yearly award given in her honor at the middle school. It is named the "Lois Adams" award, which is presented to the eighth grade student who has shown growth and improvement within their middle school career and has demonstrated consistent effort and motivation throughout middle school. She had a passion for placing children in an environment where they could be most successful. She attended Twin Valley Alliance Church in Williamstown.
  She is survived by her sister, Nancy Jones, Tower City, her nephew Jeff Soliday and his wife Lisa, Tower City; great niece, Shalee Forsythe and her husband John, Tower City; great nephews, Shaun Soliday and his wife Krissy, Philadelphia; Joshua and Josiah Soliday, Tower City; great-great nieces, Avonlea, Rosalie and Jolee Forsythe, Tower City; great-great nephew Samuel Soliday, Philadelphia; and many, many dear friends.
  Following Lois's wishes there will be no services and she will laid to rest in the Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Twin Valley Alliance Church, 9781 State Route 209, Williamstown, PA 17098 in her memory. The family would like to thank the folks from Compassion Hospice and Heritage Mills Assisted Living for their wonderful care. The Dimon Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc. Tower City, is honored to serve the family. To send condolences to the family please visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com.²
  
• She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3

• Father*: Raymond Chester Adams¹ b. 3 Jul 1905, d. 30 Mar 1982
• Mother*: Hazel M. Griffith¹ b. 28 May 1907, d. 27 Sep 1983