Meairl C. Houseworth

Meairl C. Houseworth, 65, of R.D. 3, Bedford, died of an apparent heart attack, Monday evening, April 11, 1983, at his hunting lodge in Bedford Valley.

He was born, November 8, 1917, in Somerset County, a son of the late Wilson and Sarah (Miller) Houseworth.

On January 25, 1941, he married Naomi Wertz, who survives along with two daughters, Sue Alevia, wife of Mervin Rose, of R.D. 6, Bedford; and Judy Arlene, wife of Rev. Robert Custer, of Landisburg, Pa.; and these grandchildren, Heidi, Gretchen, and Robert Custer, and Trevor Rose.

Also surviving are these brothers and sisters:
Eva Labie, of R.D. 1, Osterburg;
Walter Houseworth, of Calif.;
Marie Smith, of Chicago, Ill.;
William Houseworth, of R.D. 6, Bedford;
Helen Crawley, of Bath, Pa.;
Grace Whitfield, of Bedford; and
Stanley Drenning, of Maryland.
He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

Mr. Houseworth was a member of Bortz Lutheran Church, Bedford County Sportsmen's Club, the ATA, and the NRA. He was a lifetime lumberman and in 1957 opened the present M.C. Houseworth Lumber Co., in Bedford Valley, and owned and operated the May & Bigley Pinmill in Bedford, from 1963-1971.

Funeral services: Thursday, April 14, at 11 a.m. from Timothy A. Berkebile Funeral Home, Bedford, with Rev. Richard L. Tome officiating. Burial in Bedford County Memorial Park.

Friends will be received at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Those who wish may make contributions to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
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