Cumberland Times News:
LAVALE — Albert Lee Comer Sr., 91, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 at his home in LaVale.
Born June 30, 1921 in Shenandoah, Va., he was the son of the late James J. and Lucy D. (Sly) Comer
He was also preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Blanche Corrine (Wilson) Comer; and his son, Albert L. Comer Jr. Mr. Comer was the last member of his immediate family.
In 1983, Mr. Comer retired from the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, having been a machinist by trade.
He was a member of Park Place United Methodist Church; Past Master of Queen City Lodge 131, A.F. & A.M.; and former member of Salem Chapter 18, R.A.M. and Salem Council 11, R. and S.M.
He was an avid golfer and was a member of Maplehurst Country Club from 1957 through 2009.
Mr. Comer was a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans—the Colonel William Norris Camp #1398. He was also involved with the Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization.
Surviving are his daughter, Sandra K. Miles and husband William, Cumberland; daughter-in-law, Judy Hout, Fort Ashby, W.Va.; his very special grandson, Troy Grabenstein, who lived with his "Pap Pap," and helped care for him. Without Troy's love and care, we could not have kept Dad at home. His granddaughters include, Tracey Irving, Wiley Ford, W.Va., Drinda Wiebusch and husband Jason, North Port, Fla., Heather Burrows, Cape St. Claire, and Nicki Freels and husband Chad, Monongah, W.Va.; nine great-grandchildren, Jordan and Noah Irving, Cole and Emily Burrows, Claire and Nathan Lee Wiebusch, Jacob, Samantha, and Amanda Freels.
Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A., 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m.
The funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Vicki J. Cubbage, officiating.
Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to Park Place United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 3224, LaVale, MD 21504-3224.
Special thanks to the WMHS Hospice, especially Ellen and Candy. The family sincerely appreciates the assistance of Debbie Strong, who for the past two years had provided care for Albert and Blanche.
Condolences to the family may be posted after Mr. Comer's obituary at www.upchurchfh.com.
Cumberland Times-News:
December 18, 2012
LaVale man, last surviving son of Civil War veteran, dies at 91
From Staff Reports
Cumberland Times-News The Cumberland Times-News Tue Dec 18, 2012, 10:49 PM EST
LAVALE — Albert L. Comer Sr., 91, who was Maryland's last surviving son of a Confederate veteran, died Sunday at his home.
At age 78, Comer was inducted in the Maryland Chapter of the Sons of the Confederate in a ceremony held at Gen. Robert E. Lee's Headquarters Museum in Gettysburg, Pa. At that time, there were just four other living sons of Southern Civil War soldiers nationwide.
The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. retiree was the son of James J. Comer, who enlisted in the Confederate Army at age 14. James was the youngest infantryman in Gen. Stonewall Jackson's 33rd Brigade.
At the end of the Civil War, James returned to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and married. After the death of his wife, he married again. His second wife was 34 years younger and they had seven children. Albert, the youngest, was born in 1921, when his father was 74 years old.
James' military service was documented by his granddaughter Nancy Lantz of Ridgeley, W.Va., who was Albert's niece.
LAVALE — Albert Lee Comer Sr., 91, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 at his home in LaVale.
Born June 30, 1921 in Shenandoah, Va., he was the son of the late James J. and Lucy D. (Sly) Comer
He was also preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Blanche Corrine (Wilson) Comer; and his son, Albert L. Comer Jr. Mr. Comer was the last member of his immediate family.
In 1983, Mr. Comer retired from the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, having been a machinist by trade.
He was a member of Park Place United Methodist Church; Past Master of Queen City Lodge 131, A.F. & A.M.; and former member of Salem Chapter 18, R.A.M. and Salem Council 11, R. and S.M.
He was an avid golfer and was a member of Maplehurst Country Club from 1957 through 2009.
Mr. Comer was a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans—the Colonel William Norris Camp #1398. He was also involved with the Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization.
Surviving are his daughter, Sandra K. Miles and husband William, Cumberland; daughter-in-law, Judy Hout, Fort Ashby, W.Va.; his very special grandson, Troy Grabenstein, who lived with his "Pap Pap," and helped care for him. Without Troy's love and care, we could not have kept Dad at home. His granddaughters include, Tracey Irving, Wiley Ford, W.Va., Drinda Wiebusch and husband Jason, North Port, Fla., Heather Burrows, Cape St. Claire, and Nicki Freels and husband Chad, Monongah, W.Va.; nine great-grandchildren, Jordan and Noah Irving, Cole and Emily Burrows, Claire and Nathan Lee Wiebusch, Jacob, Samantha, and Amanda Freels.
Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A., 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m.
The funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Vicki J. Cubbage, officiating.
Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to Park Place United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 3224, LaVale, MD 21504-3224.
Special thanks to the WMHS Hospice, especially Ellen and Candy. The family sincerely appreciates the assistance of Debbie Strong, who for the past two years had provided care for Albert and Blanche.
Condolences to the family may be posted after Mr. Comer's obituary at www.upchurchfh.com.
Cumberland Times-News:
December 18, 2012
LaVale man, last surviving son of Civil War veteran, dies at 91
From Staff Reports
Cumberland Times-News The Cumberland Times-News Tue Dec 18, 2012, 10:49 PM EST
LAVALE — Albert L. Comer Sr., 91, who was Maryland's last surviving son of a Confederate veteran, died Sunday at his home.
At age 78, Comer was inducted in the Maryland Chapter of the Sons of the Confederate in a ceremony held at Gen. Robert E. Lee's Headquarters Museum in Gettysburg, Pa. At that time, there were just four other living sons of Southern Civil War soldiers nationwide.
The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. retiree was the son of James J. Comer, who enlisted in the Confederate Army at age 14. James was the youngest infantryman in Gen. Stonewall Jackson's 33rd Brigade.
At the end of the Civil War, James returned to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and married. After the death of his wife, he married again. His second wife was 34 years younger and they had seven children. Albert, the youngest, was born in 1921, when his father was 74 years old.
James' military service was documented by his granddaughter Nancy Lantz of Ridgeley, W.Va., who was Albert's niece.
Cumberland Times News:
LAVALE — Albert Lee Comer Sr., 91, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 at his home in LaVale.
Born June 30, 1921 in Shenandoah, Va., he was the son of the late James J. and Lucy D. (Sly) Comer
He was also preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Blanche Corrine (Wilson) Comer; and his son, Albert L. Comer Jr. Mr. Comer was the last member of his immediate family.
In 1983, Mr. Comer retired from the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, having been a machinist by trade.
He was a member of Park Place United Methodist Church; Past Master of Queen City Lodge 131, A.F. & A.M.; and former member of Salem Chapter 18, R.A.M. and Salem Council 11, R. and S.M.
He was an avid golfer and was a member of Maplehurst Country Club from 1957 through 2009.
Mr. Comer was a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans—the Colonel William Norris Camp #1398. He was also involved with the Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization.
Surviving are his daughter, Sandra K. Miles and husband William, Cumberland; daughter-in-law, Judy Hout, Fort Ashby, W.Va.; his very special grandson, Troy Grabenstein, who lived with his "Pap Pap," and helped care for him. Without Troy's love and care, we could not have kept Dad at home. His granddaughters include, Tracey Irving, Wiley Ford, W.Va., Drinda Wiebusch and husband Jason, North Port, Fla., Heather Burrows, Cape St. Claire, and Nicki Freels and husband Chad, Monongah, W.Va.; nine great-grandchildren, Jordan and Noah Irving, Cole and Emily Burrows, Claire and Nathan Lee Wiebusch, Jacob, Samantha, and Amanda Freels.
Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A., 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m.
The funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Vicki J. Cubbage, officiating.
Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to Park Place United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 3224, LaVale, MD 21504-3224.
Special thanks to the WMHS Hospice, especially Ellen and Candy. The family sincerely appreciates the assistance of Debbie Strong, who for the past two years had provided care for Albert and Blanche.
Condolences to the family may be posted after Mr. Comer's obituary at www.upchurchfh.com.
Cumberland Times-News:
December 18, 2012
LaVale man, last surviving son of Civil War veteran, dies at 91
From Staff Reports
Cumberland Times-News The Cumberland Times-News Tue Dec 18, 2012, 10:49 PM EST
LAVALE — Albert L. Comer Sr., 91, who was Maryland's last surviving son of a Confederate veteran, died Sunday at his home.
At age 78, Comer was inducted in the Maryland Chapter of the Sons of the Confederate in a ceremony held at Gen. Robert E. Lee's Headquarters Museum in Gettysburg, Pa. At that time, there were just four other living sons of Southern Civil War soldiers nationwide.
The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. retiree was the son of James J. Comer, who enlisted in the Confederate Army at age 14. James was the youngest infantryman in Gen. Stonewall Jackson's 33rd Brigade.
At the end of the Civil War, James returned to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and married. After the death of his wife, he married again. His second wife was 34 years younger and they had seven children. Albert, the youngest, was born in 1921, when his father was 74 years old.
James' military service was documented by his granddaughter Nancy Lantz of Ridgeley, W.Va., who was Albert's niece.
LAVALE — Albert Lee Comer Sr., 91, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 at his home in LaVale.
Born June 30, 1921 in Shenandoah, Va., he was the son of the late James J. and Lucy D. (Sly) Comer
He was also preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Blanche Corrine (Wilson) Comer; and his son, Albert L. Comer Jr. Mr. Comer was the last member of his immediate family.
In 1983, Mr. Comer retired from the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, having been a machinist by trade.
He was a member of Park Place United Methodist Church; Past Master of Queen City Lodge 131, A.F. & A.M.; and former member of Salem Chapter 18, R.A.M. and Salem Council 11, R. and S.M.
He was an avid golfer and was a member of Maplehurst Country Club from 1957 through 2009.
Mr. Comer was a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans—the Colonel William Norris Camp #1398. He was also involved with the Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization.
Surviving are his daughter, Sandra K. Miles and husband William, Cumberland; daughter-in-law, Judy Hout, Fort Ashby, W.Va.; his very special grandson, Troy Grabenstein, who lived with his "Pap Pap," and helped care for him. Without Troy's love and care, we could not have kept Dad at home. His granddaughters include, Tracey Irving, Wiley Ford, W.Va., Drinda Wiebusch and husband Jason, North Port, Fla., Heather Burrows, Cape St. Claire, and Nicki Freels and husband Chad, Monongah, W.Va.; nine great-grandchildren, Jordan and Noah Irving, Cole and Emily Burrows, Claire and Nathan Lee Wiebusch, Jacob, Samantha, and Amanda Freels.
Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A., 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m.
The funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Vicki J. Cubbage, officiating.
Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to Park Place United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 3224, LaVale, MD 21504-3224.
Special thanks to the WMHS Hospice, especially Ellen and Candy. The family sincerely appreciates the assistance of Debbie Strong, who for the past two years had provided care for Albert and Blanche.
Condolences to the family may be posted after Mr. Comer's obituary at www.upchurchfh.com.
Cumberland Times-News:
December 18, 2012
LaVale man, last surviving son of Civil War veteran, dies at 91
From Staff Reports
Cumberland Times-News The Cumberland Times-News Tue Dec 18, 2012, 10:49 PM EST
LAVALE — Albert L. Comer Sr., 91, who was Maryland's last surviving son of a Confederate veteran, died Sunday at his home.
At age 78, Comer was inducted in the Maryland Chapter of the Sons of the Confederate in a ceremony held at Gen. Robert E. Lee's Headquarters Museum in Gettysburg, Pa. At that time, there were just four other living sons of Southern Civil War soldiers nationwide.
The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. retiree was the son of James J. Comer, who enlisted in the Confederate Army at age 14. James was the youngest infantryman in Gen. Stonewall Jackson's 33rd Brigade.
At the end of the Civil War, James returned to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and married. After the death of his wife, he married again. His second wife was 34 years younger and they had seven children. Albert, the youngest, was born in 1921, when his father was 74 years old.
James' military service was documented by his granddaughter Nancy Lantz of Ridgeley, W.Va., who was Albert's niece.
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