A native of Harman, he was a son of Mrs. Anna (Vandevender) Harper, Dry Fork, and the late Daniel B. Harper.
Mr. Harper was employed for thirty years as a trackman for the Western Maryland Railway.
He was a member of Moore Methodist Church.
Surviving besides his mother, are his widow, Mrs. Effie (Varner) Harper; nine sons, Frank and Harry Harper, both of Ravenna, Ohio; Carl Harper, Clarksburg; Alfred, who is stationed in Washington with the Army, and Willard, William, Thomas, John and James Harper, all at home; two daughters, Anna and Arbutus Harper, both at home; six sisters, Mrs. Ethel Cooper, Stringtown; Mrs. Ruth Wratchford, Davis; Mrs. Thelma Myers and Miss Mary Harper, both of Ashland, Ohio; Mrs. Elma Lambert, Levels; and Mrs. Norma White, Dry Fork; three brothers, Norris Harper, Ashland; Ralph Harper, Bristol, Conn.; and Jeremiah Harper, Buckhannon, W. Va.; and four grandchildren.
The body is at the Greenlief Funeral Home where services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Rev. W. A. O'Dell, pastor of First Methodist Church, will officiate and interment will be in the Moore Cemetery.
Cumberland Times - September 14, 1952
A native of Harman, he was a son of Mrs. Anna (Vandevender) Harper, Dry Fork, and the late Daniel B. Harper.
Mr. Harper was employed for thirty years as a trackman for the Western Maryland Railway.
He was a member of Moore Methodist Church.
Surviving besides his mother, are his widow, Mrs. Effie (Varner) Harper; nine sons, Frank and Harry Harper, both of Ravenna, Ohio; Carl Harper, Clarksburg; Alfred, who is stationed in Washington with the Army, and Willard, William, Thomas, John and James Harper, all at home; two daughters, Anna and Arbutus Harper, both at home; six sisters, Mrs. Ethel Cooper, Stringtown; Mrs. Ruth Wratchford, Davis; Mrs. Thelma Myers and Miss Mary Harper, both of Ashland, Ohio; Mrs. Elma Lambert, Levels; and Mrs. Norma White, Dry Fork; three brothers, Norris Harper, Ashland; Ralph Harper, Bristol, Conn.; and Jeremiah Harper, Buckhannon, W. Va.; and four grandchildren.
The body is at the Greenlief Funeral Home where services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Rev. W. A. O'Dell, pastor of First Methodist Church, will officiate and interment will be in the Moore Cemetery.
Cumberland Times - September 14, 1952
Family Members
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Ethel Catherine Harper Cooper
1902–1996
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Myrtle Harper
1904–1918
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Ruth Harper Wratchford
1906–1988
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Jerry Lee Harper
1908–1955
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Infant Harper
1910–1910
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Ralph Theodore Harper
1910–1999
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Willis Clyde Harper
1912–1931
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Mary Ellen Harper Swineford
1916–2006
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Thelma Harper Myers
1919–1978
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Elma Virginia "Gini" Harper Lambert
1919–1986
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Sgt Daniel Morris Harper
1921–1987
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Norma Jean Harper White
1925–1987
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