Lewis A. Allemong, a retired postal worker, died Friday, August 10, in Winchester Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Morgan County September 9, 1909, son of Mrs. Hattie Beeler Allemong, Berkeley Springs, and the late Benjamin Allemong.
He was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High School.
Appointed to the postal service as a city carrier in Washington, D.C., July 1, 1936, was transferred to Berkeley Springs when city delivery was inaugurated January 1, 1949. On April 1, 1957, he was appointed a rural carrier, the position he held until his retirement June 30, 1973.
An active member of First United Methodist Church, he filled various official positions and was serving as chairman of the board of trustees.
He was a member of the Berkeley Springs Junior Order of American Mechanics and was West Virginia state conductor.
He is survived by his mother; his wife, the former Katherine Ruppenthal, at the home; three sons, Douglas, of Martinsburg; David, Winchester, Va; and Stephen, of Berkeley Springs; four grandchildren; three brothers, James, Silver Spring, Md; Elmo and Frank, both of Berkeley Springs, three sisters, Mrs. Reva Michael, Berkeley Springs; Mrs. Eileen Reeder, Marlowe Heights, Md., and Mrs. Betty Dorsey, Tulsa, Okla.
Services were held at the First UM Church, Monday August 13, conducted by Rev. Monroe Shearer. Interment was in Greenway Cemetery.
Arrangements were made by the Johnson Funeral Home where memorial services were conducted by the Jr. OUAM Sunday evening.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital or the Hott Bible Class of First UM Church.
Published in The Morgan Messenger, Berkeley Springs, WV, on August 16, 1973.
He was born in Morgan County September 9, 1909, son of Mrs. Hattie Beeler Allemong, Berkeley Springs, and the late Benjamin Allemong.
He was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High School.
Appointed to the postal service as a city carrier in Washington, D.C., July 1, 1936, was transferred to Berkeley Springs when city delivery was inaugurated January 1, 1949. On April 1, 1957, he was appointed a rural carrier, the position he held until his retirement June 30, 1973.
An active member of First United Methodist Church, he filled various official positions and was serving as chairman of the board of trustees.
He was a member of the Berkeley Springs Junior Order of American Mechanics and was West Virginia state conductor.
He is survived by his mother; his wife, the former Katherine Ruppenthal, at the home; three sons, Douglas, of Martinsburg; David, Winchester, Va; and Stephen, of Berkeley Springs; four grandchildren; three brothers, James, Silver Spring, Md; Elmo and Frank, both of Berkeley Springs, three sisters, Mrs. Reva Michael, Berkeley Springs; Mrs. Eileen Reeder, Marlowe Heights, Md., and Mrs. Betty Dorsey, Tulsa, Okla.
Services were held at the First UM Church, Monday August 13, conducted by Rev. Monroe Shearer. Interment was in Greenway Cemetery.
Arrangements were made by the Johnson Funeral Home where memorial services were conducted by the Jr. OUAM Sunday evening.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital or the Hott Bible Class of First UM Church.
Published in The Morgan Messenger, Berkeley Springs, WV, on August 16, 1973.
Lewis A. Allemong, a retired postal worker, died Friday, August 10, in Winchester Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Morgan County September 9, 1909, son of Mrs. Hattie Beeler Allemong, Berkeley Springs, and the late Benjamin Allemong.
He was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High School.
Appointed to the postal service as a city carrier in Washington, D.C., July 1, 1936, was transferred to Berkeley Springs when city delivery was inaugurated January 1, 1949. On April 1, 1957, he was appointed a rural carrier, the position he held until his retirement June 30, 1973.
An active member of First United Methodist Church, he filled various official positions and was serving as chairman of the board of trustees.
He was a member of the Berkeley Springs Junior Order of American Mechanics and was West Virginia state conductor.
He is survived by his mother; his wife, the former Katherine Ruppenthal, at the home; three sons, Douglas, of Martinsburg; David, Winchester, Va; and Stephen, of Berkeley Springs; four grandchildren; three brothers, James, Silver Spring, Md; Elmo and Frank, both of Berkeley Springs, three sisters, Mrs. Reva Michael, Berkeley Springs; Mrs. Eileen Reeder, Marlowe Heights, Md., and Mrs. Betty Dorsey, Tulsa, Okla.
Services were held at the First UM Church, Monday August 13, conducted by Rev. Monroe Shearer. Interment was in Greenway Cemetery.
Arrangements were made by the Johnson Funeral Home where memorial services were conducted by the Jr. OUAM Sunday evening.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital or the Hott Bible Class of First UM Church.
Published in The Morgan Messenger, Berkeley Springs, WV, on August 16, 1973.
He was born in Morgan County September 9, 1909, son of Mrs. Hattie Beeler Allemong, Berkeley Springs, and the late Benjamin Allemong.
He was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High School.
Appointed to the postal service as a city carrier in Washington, D.C., July 1, 1936, was transferred to Berkeley Springs when city delivery was inaugurated January 1, 1949. On April 1, 1957, he was appointed a rural carrier, the position he held until his retirement June 30, 1973.
An active member of First United Methodist Church, he filled various official positions and was serving as chairman of the board of trustees.
He was a member of the Berkeley Springs Junior Order of American Mechanics and was West Virginia state conductor.
He is survived by his mother; his wife, the former Katherine Ruppenthal, at the home; three sons, Douglas, of Martinsburg; David, Winchester, Va; and Stephen, of Berkeley Springs; four grandchildren; three brothers, James, Silver Spring, Md; Elmo and Frank, both of Berkeley Springs, three sisters, Mrs. Reva Michael, Berkeley Springs; Mrs. Eileen Reeder, Marlowe Heights, Md., and Mrs. Betty Dorsey, Tulsa, Okla.
Services were held at the First UM Church, Monday August 13, conducted by Rev. Monroe Shearer. Interment was in Greenway Cemetery.
Arrangements were made by the Johnson Funeral Home where memorial services were conducted by the Jr. OUAM Sunday evening.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital or the Hott Bible Class of First UM Church.
Published in The Morgan Messenger, Berkeley Springs, WV, on August 16, 1973.
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