Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Barbara M. Clepper Stump, 1919-2011

Barbara M. Stump
 
An inspiration to all who knew her.
 
Barbara M. Stump, 92, formerly of Mechanicsburg, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Manor Care Dallastown. She was born March 28, 1919, the daughter of the late Joseph and Floetta (Bistline) Clepper.  She married Delma Stump on March 5, 1939 and they enjoyed 52 years together before Delma's passing in 1991.
 
Barbara was the owner / operator of D&B Cake Decorating & Supplies for 20 years.  She enjoyed sewing, cooking, baking, and her independence. Barbara was a member of the Dunkard Brethren Church for 77 years. She attended Shiloh God's Missionary Church for 4 years. Though her health declined in recent years, she remained faithful in her singing, prayer and love for the Lord.
 
Barbara is survived by: 2 sons: David (Susan) Stump, and Mark Hart; 3 daughters: Martha Schadle, Gloria Fish, and Miriam Pierce; 10 grandchildren including Melody (Dean) Miller whom she raised and with whom she lived for the past 4 yrs; 23 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren; 1 brother: Paul Clepper Sr.; and more than 30 foster children whom she parented over the years.  Besides her parents, Barbara was preceded in death by her husband: Delma; 1 son: M. Wayne Stump; 1 grandson; and 4 brothers.
 
All are welcome to join Barbara's family at a Gathering of Family & Friends on Sunday, June 26 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Myers–Buhrig Funeral Home and Crematory, 37 East Main Street, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17055, (717) 766-3421, www.Myers-Buhrig.com.  Monday, June 27, at Myers–Buhrig Funeral Home and Crematory, visitation will begin at 12:00 pm; followed by services at 1:00 pm. Rev. Nathan Shaffer will officiate. Interment will be Mechanicsburg Cemetery.
 
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to: United Cerebral Palsy, 44 South 38th Street, Camp Hill, PA; or Galilean Children's Home, PO Box 880, Liberty KY 42539.
 
Please share your memories and photos of Barbara and offer your condolences at www.SharingSpecialMemories.com  or  www.Myers-Buhrig.com.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Josephine M. Raschilla Clepper 1920-2011


Josephine M. Raschilla Clepper, age 90, of Houston, passed away on Monday, the 14th of February 2011. She was born on the 18th of March 1920 in Springfield, Massachusetts.

A loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Mrs. Clepper was "second mom" and "second grandmother" to many. She loved to cook for her family and friends and volunteered tirelessly for many years at MANNA.

She is preceded in death by her husband, the late Edgar Owen Clepper; and her son, the late Louis Anthony Clepper. Mrs. Clepper is survived by her son, James Michael Clepper and his wife Vicki; grandson, Michael E. Clepper; great-grandson, James Michael Clepper, II; sisters, Mary Albano and Angela DiDomenico, both of East Long Meadow, Massachusetts; and numerous loving nieces and nephews.

A memorial service is to be conducted at one o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, the 21st of February, in the Jasek Chapel of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston, where the Rev. Patrick J. Cummings is to officiate.

In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests memorial gifts be directed to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Department 142, Memphis, TN, 38148; or to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship Fund, Attn: Candace Sigust, P.O. Box 20070, Houston, TX, 77225.

Sources:
http://obits.dignitymemorial.com
http://www.legacy.com



Clepper, Josephine M. Raschilla Clepper, age 90, of Houston, passed away on Monday, the 14th of February 2011. She was born on the 18th of March 1920 in Springfield, Massachusetts., A loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Mrs. Clepper was "second mom" and "second grandmother" to many. She loved to cook for her family and friends and volunteered tirelessly for many years at MANNA., She is preceded in death by her husband, the late Edgar Owen Clepper; and her son, the late Louis Anthony Clepper. Mrs. Clepper is survived by her son, James Michael Clepper and his wife Vicki; grandson, Michael E. Clepper; great-grandson, James Michael Clepper, II; sisters, Mary Albano and Angela DiDomenico, both of East Long Meadow, Massachusetts; and numerous loving nieces and nephews., A memorial service is to be conducted at one o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, the 21st of February, in the Jasek Chapel of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston, where the Rev. Patrick J. Cummings is to officiate., In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests memorial gifts be directed to, , P.O. Box 1000, Department 142, Memphis, TN, 38148; or to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship Fund, Attn: Candace Sigust, P.O. Box 20070, Houston, TX, 77225.

Source:
http://txobituaries.blogspot.com

Montgomery County, Texas

These is no doubt whatsoever that the majority of the new settlers moving into Texas and certainly those who landed in Montgomery, Dobbin, Old Dacus and new Dacus areas worked hard to have schools and churches available for every citizen. The town of Montgomery was beginning to grow and in 1837, Dr. E.J. Arnold, the builder and occupant of our present day City Hall building and the Peel family forefather, along with C.J. Clepper, bought a lot and gave it to the town for use by the Masonic Lodge and a public school. In 1848 a charter was granted, a building was constructed and the legislature incorporated an academy in Montgomery. That 1848 building was replaced in 1895 in the same location. The building stood about where the Liberty Street and Hwy 105 join. I am proud to say that I started to school on that building in 1924. School was held on the first floor and the Lodge held their meeting on the top story.

The rest of the story is at http://www.montgomerycountynews.net/archive01/ivebeenthink4-3-2002.htm

Stories about the POW’s abound in East Texas.

When a little girl wandered away from her home in Chireno, townspeople searching for her found her in the arms of a German. They were petting a cow.

It turned out that the prisoner, Hans Klepper, saw the little girl standing too close to a railroad track as a train rumbled by. He gently picked her up and, as they walked toward Chireno, they stopped to pet a cow. That’s where the searchers found them.

Using only shovels, German prisoners built at Center an Olympic-size swimming pool that was used for years by the town. Center Mayor John Windham, who helped dedicate Center’s historical marker in January, recalled that County Agent John Mooseburg was instrumental in bringing the POW’s to the town as labor for agricultural work.

With a peak capacity of 700 prisoners, Camp Center was the largest POW camp in the U.S.

The rest of this story is at http://www.texasescapes.com/AllThingsHistorical/POWs-in-East-Texas-BB908.htm