OBIT: Orvis G. SNOOK, 2002, Mount Union, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mike Gifford Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm __________________________________________ Orvis G. Snook Orvis G. Snook, 83, of 129 W. Milford Street, Mount Union, died at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, at the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Feb. 27 at the Robert D. Heath Funeral Home, Mount Union, with the Rev. Robert Davidson officiating. Interment was in the Garden of Calvary, Mount Union Cemetery. Born Feb. 16, 1919 in Mapleton Depot, he was the son of the late Jacob and Ada (Snook) Snook. He was united in marriage to Beatrice Mae (Cox) Snook on Oct. 5, 1946. She preceded him in death on Jan. 8, 2001. Surviving is their daughter, Diane Wilkinson of Mount Union. Also surviving are six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Beverly A. Kester and the following brothers and sisters: Verna Metz, Dorothy Uttley, Edith Stapleton, Esther Stapleton, William Snood and Ambrose Snook. He served with the U. S. Army as a Staff Sergeant in Central Europe during World War II with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 399th Infantry Regiment. He entered the military on May 14, 1941 and served until Oct. 29, 1945 having received the following decorations: Bronze Star Medal, Good Service Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge, American Theatre Service Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with two Bronze Stars. Mr. Snook retired from Conrail, formerly Pennsylvania Railroad, in 1983 where he worked as a line foreman for the track division with 35 years of service. He was a lifetime member of the VFW Post #5754 in Mount Union. The Valley Log, Orbisonia, Pa., February 27, 2002