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Susan Edna Whorton Friend

Birth	:	11 Mar 1913
Death	:	12 Apr 1989
Burial	:	Oak Grove Church of the Brethren Cemetery, McHenry, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.5694400, -79.3834300
Description	:	Daughter of Gilderoy Arnold Whorton (1894-1935) and Lydia Emma (Wonderly) Wolf (1894-1983). BIRTH: 11 March 1913 Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland DEATH: 12 April 1989 Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland Died at Garrett County Memorial Hospital from complications of a stroke she suffered in Florida. BURIAL: 15 April 1989 Oak Grove Church of the Brethren Cemetery McHenry, Garrett County, Maryland On December 29, 1927 married Ralph Taft Friend (1907-1988) at the home of "Aunt Jennie DeWitt" at Friend's Delight in Sang Run, Maryland. Of this union, four children: 1. Lawrence "Larry" Taft:... Read More	Daughter of Gilderoy Arnold Whorton (1894-1935) and Lydia Emma (Wonderly) Wolf (1894-1983). BIRTH: 11 March 1913 Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland DEATH: 12 April 1989 Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland Died at Garrett County Memorial Hospital from complications of a stroke she suffered in Florida. BURIAL: 15 April 1989 Oak Grove Church of the Brethren Cemetery McHenry, Garrett County, Maryland On December 29, 1927 married Ralph Taft Friend (1907-1988) at the home of "Aunt Jennie DeWitt" at Friend's Delight in Sang Run, Maryland. Of this union, four children: 1. Lawrence "Larry" Taft: b. 16 Sep 1932;d. 13 Mar, 2003 2. Gilderoy Whorton: 15 Oct 1934; d. 15 Oct 1934 3. LeRoy "Roy" Erwin" b. 8 Aug 1936; d. .17 Nov 2009 4. Ronald "Ronn" Eugene: 14 Jan 1945 A loving homemaker, she and her husband Ralph, in addition to farming, owned and operated a grocery store and gas station at Sang Run for over ten years prior to moving to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in 1953. While in Cuyahoga Falls, Susan was among employees selected to open a new W. T. Grant store near Akron and where for nearly ten years she was employed as the stockroom manager. The family returned to their Sang Run farm in 1962 and resumed farming. Susan enjoyed cooking, quilting, embordering, flowers and gardening. She especially enjoyed fishing with her husband, and over the years she collected several trophies and honorable mentions for catching the largest fish. She also liked researching her family genealogy, especially her Wonderly, Waltz and Hauser family lines. She also liked researching her family genealogy, especially her Wonderly, Waltz, and Hauser ancestors who were early settlers of Red House and Oakland, Maryland, and of the Aurora and Rowelsburg areas of Virginia (now West Virginia). In their senior years, she and Ralph enjoyed traveling to visit their sons and grandchildren and spending winters near Kissimmee, Florida. During a trip to Florida with her niece Ruth Friend Spiker in January 1989, she suffered a stroke and was hospitalized in Winter Haven, Florida for four weeks before being air-lifted to Renolds Institute, a stroke rehabilitation center in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, where she was a patient until March 31, 1989. Shortly after returning to her home in Sang Run, she was hospitalized at Garrett County Memorial Hospital in Oakland for six days where she died at 3:00 a.m. on April 12, 1989. OBITUARY: The Cumberland News (Cumberland, Maryland), Wed., 12 April 1989 - Page 4 McHENRY -- Mrs. Susan Edna (Whorton) Friend, 76, died Wednesday, April 12, at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland. Born March 11, 1913, in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Gilderoy Whorton and Lidia (Wonderly) Wolf. Her husband, Ralph Taft Friend, died in 1988. Mrs. Friend attended Oak Grove Church of the Brethren. Surviving are three sons, Lawrence T. Friend, East Liverpool, Ohio; LeRoy E. Friend, Beaver, Pa.; and Dr. Ronald E. Friend, Columbia; one brother, Maurice A. Wolf, Oakland; one sister, Mrs. Adalee Whorton Hutchinson, Brechin, Scotland; eight grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, McHenry, Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Oak Grove Church of the Brethren by the Rev. Donald Matthews. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services. the family requests that memorials take the form of contributions to the Northern Garrett County Rescue Squad or the Oak Grove Church of the Brethren.

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Susan Edna Whorton Friend's memorial is located at: Oak Grove Church of the Brethren Cemetery, McHenry, Garrett County, USA.
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Latitude: 39.5694400
Longitude: -79.3834300

Family Members:

Parent

Gilderoy Arnold Whorton

(1894 - 1935)

Lydia Emma “Lidda” Wonderly Wolf

(1894 - 1982)

Spouse

Ralph Taft Friend

(1908 - 1988)

Children

Lawrence T “Larry” Friend

(1932 - 2003)

Gilderoy Whorton Friend

(1934 - 1934)

LeRoy E “Buddy” Friend

(1936 - 2009)

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McHenry, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5694400, -79.3834300

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8. Bumblebee Ridge Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6213000, -79.3099800

13. Saint Paul's Old Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6287100, -79.3182100

14. Friend Cemetery
Oakland, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4913500, -79.3778000

15. Ruckle Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.5802600, -79.2821900

16. Cherry Glade Cemetery
Accident, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5827200, -79.2799500

17. Glade Mennonite Cemetery
Bittinger, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5826300, -79.2796700

18. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Accident, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6300510, -79.3129020

19. Taylor-Sines Cemetery
Oakland, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4894470, -79.4165480

20. Lake Ford Cemetery
Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5278015, -79.4792023

21. Cranesville Cemetery
Cranesville, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5543920, -79.4929870

22. Glendale Cemetery
Oakland, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5085983, -79.2953033

23. Rodeheaver Cemetery
Oakland, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4804680, -79.3521300

24. Sisler Cemetery
Mountain Dale, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6081009, -79.4938965