Palmer C. Thorpe
Palmer C. Thorpe, 82, of Mill Run, died Wednesday, September 27, 2006, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born September 4, 1924, in Ohiopyle, son of Benjamin and Hazel (Morrison) Thorpe.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Don, Frank and Barry, and sisters, June Bungard and Faye Bryner.
He is survived by his wife, Gertrude (Burnsworth) Thorpe; a son, Palmer K. Thorpe and his wife, Jane of Baxter, Tenn.; and granddaughters: Chandra and Molly Thorpe.
He was a United States Army veteran of World War II and retired from Harbison-Walker Refractories of Grantsville, Md.
Friends will be received in the HUMBERT FUNERAL HOME, Confluence, Friday from 7 to 9 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the hour of service with Brad Stuefen and Delmar Stockwell officiating.
Interment will follow in Sands Cemetery.