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Albert A. "Oats" Deshong, 78, of 12222 Buchanan Trail West, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 1998, at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, Pa.
Born June 26, 1920, in Shimpstown, Pa., he was the son of the late W. Emory and Nellie Garland Deshong.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Olive Spidle Hawbaker Deshong, in 1989.
He was employed as a truck driver by the former E.S. Wolfkill Block Co. of Shady Grove, Pa.; the former Fry Coal and Stone Co. of Mercersburg; and Hammaker East Limited Paving of Chambersburg.
He was a veteran of World War II and served with the U.S. Army. He served with Headquarters Co., 3rd Battalion, 164th Infantry in Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. He earned four Bronze service stars and made long hauls carrying ammunition, personnel and supplies on the Red Ball Express from the Normandy beachheads to the front lines.
He was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mercersburg.
He is survived by two stepdaughters, Wanda J. Wood of Fort Loudon, Pa., and Karen L. Mellott of Chambersburg; three stepsons, Jack H. Hawbaker, Joe E. Hawbaker and Karl E. Hawbaker, all of Mercersburg; one sister, Helen Jones of Chambersburg; one brother, Norman Guy Deshong of Orlando, Fla.; two half-sisters, Ann Hays of Fort Loudon and Donna Spidle of Arizona; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a close friend, Gloria Showaker of Shippensburg, Pa.
He was preceded in death by one stepdaughter, one stepson and one grandchild.
Services will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mercersburg. The Rev. Michael R. Brendle will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Mercersburg.
Visitation will be at Lininger-Fries Funeral Home, 47 N. Park Ave., Mercersburg, Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and one hour prior to the services Wednesday at the church.
Memorial donations may be made to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8 Linden Ave., Mercersburg, PA 17236.
SOURCE:
The Herald-Mail - Hagerstown, MD - Monday, November 09, 1998 Edition

Familie/Ehepartner: Spidle, Olive C.. Olive wurde geboren am 24 Mai 1910 in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; gestorben am 19 Jan 1989 in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Fairview Cemetery, Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]