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     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

     William Henry Paul is also referred to as Wilson Henry Paul in some sources.² He was born on 13 September 1880, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.² He was the son of Daniel S. Paul and Amelia Jane Schwalm.¹ William Henry Paul was baptized on 9 October 1880, Salem Reformed Church, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.³ He married Fianna Bohr, daughter of Nathan Bohr and Mary Kuntzleman, on 25 May 1904, Reinerton, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2 William Henry Paul died on 21 November 1921, as a result of a fractured skull suffered in a coal mining accident Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 41.^2,4 He was buried at Saint Peter's Reformed Cemetery, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.²

     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

     Fianna Bohr was born on 31 August 1884, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.² She was the daughter of Nathan Bohr and Mary Kuntzleman.² Fianna Bohr married William Henry Paul, son of Daniel S. Paul and Amelia Jane Schwalm, on 25 May 1904, Reinerton, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2 Fianna Bohr married Samuel Mease after 1922.³ Fianna Bohr died on 29 January 1961, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 76.²
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Samuel Mease Dies At Orwin
Mrs. Fianna Mease, 76, wife of Samuel Mease of Orwin, died on Sunday morning at her home.
Mrs. Mease a native of Clark's Valley, was a daughter of the late Nathan and Mary Kuntzleman Bohr. She was a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Reinerton.
Surviving are her husband, who is road supervisor in Porter Township; three daughters: Mrs. Vesta Hand of Orwin; Mrs. Elva Baker of Elizabethville and Mrs. Jennie Readinger of Tower City; four sons: Oliver Paul and Chester Paul, both of Baltimore; Homer Paul of Detroit and Roy Paul of Tower City; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Mary Gamber, of Christopher, Ill., and a brother, Amos Bohr, of Orwin.
Funeral was held Wednesday morning from Stewart Dreisigacker Funeral Home, Tower City. The Rev. Clarence Reeser officiat ed at services. Further servic es were held in St. Peter's Church, Reinerton. Interment in Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery at Orwin.
West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City, Pennsylvania), 03 Feb 1961, Fri, Page 1.³
She was buried at Saint Peter's Reformed Cemetery, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.²

     Oliver Sylvester Paul was born on 12 November 1904, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.² He was the son of William Henry Paul and Fianna Bohr.¹ Oliver Sylvester Paul married Charlotte Emma Fietta Donton.³ Oliver Sylvester Paul died on 25 November 1979, Sparrows Point, Baltimore County, MD, at age 75.² He was buried at Saint Peter's Reformed Cemetery, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.²

     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

     Elva Catherine Paul was born on 13 June 1909.³ She was the daughter of William Henry Paul and Fianna Bohr.¹ Elva Catherine Paul was baptized on 27 August 1910, Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Reinerton, Schuylkill County, PA.³ She married Alvin Leroy Baker.¹ Elva Catherine Paul died on 24 July 1995, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 86.² She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.²

     Jennie Elizabeth Paul was born on 12 January 1912.² She was the daughter of William Henry Paul and Fianna Bohr.¹ Jennie Elizabeth Paul was baptized on 4 April 1912, Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Reinerton, Schuylkill County, PA.² She married John Ignatius Readinger, son of Henry Vincent Readinger and Elizabeth A. Snyder, on 20 February 1932, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3 Jennie Elizabeth Paul died in April 1987, at age 75.^4,5 She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.⁴