CHARLES ROBERT FRIEND

Charles Robert Friend, 80, Rt. 5, Grafton, died Sunday at the Grafton City Hospital following an extended illness.

He was born Jan. 10, 1894, in Swanton, Md., a son of the late Joseph Fletcher and Stella Glass

Friend, Jr. He was a veteran of World War I, a Protestant by faith, and a member of the Veterans of

Foreign Wars Memorial City Post No. 3081, Grafton. He was employed by the Western Union Telegraph Co. in the plant department for 31 years, and by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. in the maintenance of way department from 1948 to 1957, when he retired.

Survivors include his wife, Orpha M. Nose Friend; one son, Robert Joseph (Joe) Friend, Grafton; two daughters, Mrs. Walter L. (Levada) Watkins, Grafton, and Mrs. Dorsey C. (Wilma) Watson, Washington, Pa., three sisters, Mrs. Gale (Grace) Warnick, Mrs. Pearl Campbell, and Mrs. Jack (Olive) Lawman, all

Swanton, Md., five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Three brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

Pat, this was in a newspaper on Feb. 19th, 1974. I have this date written in on the side. It could be date of death or date of newspaper. I don't know if it was in the Grafton Senteniel or, the Morgantown Dominion Post? or even the Clarksburg paper. Joe Friend (I think this one) came to the Friend reunion in Swanton, MD, a couple of years, late 1960's or early 1970's.

Thanks for the input on Joseph Fletcher Friend. For some reason, I can't get started on that line right now. I printed them out and will get to it some day (I

hope!) I haven't even found time to get to Friendsville since July when my daughter and my neice were in. I had a ball that week, because we all enjoy genealogy!

Later take care love Jo