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Bertha Louise <I>Yost</I> Morgret

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Bertha Louise Yost Morgret

Birth
Oakland, Morgan County, West Virginia, USA
Death
1 Jul 1998 (aged 83)
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Oakland, Morgan County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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B. Louise Morgret, 83, Berkeley Springs, WV, died Wednesday, July 1, 1998 at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, MD.

Born August 28, 1914 in the Oakland section of Morgan County, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Clarence and Fara Ellen Ambrose Yost.

She was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church, Morgan County.

She attended the Oakland School.

For many years, she worked as a seamstress at Jacob's Brothers Sewing Factory in Hancock, MD and also sold Avon products. She also worked seasonally at several local canneries. She had been a homemaker in recent years.

Surviving are one daughter, Lou Ellen Michael, Hagerstown; one son, John Claude Morgret, Jr., Bedford, PA; three sisters, Frances Wachter and Janet Avey, both of Berkeley Springs, and Mildred Guttridge, Mt. Rainier, MD; one brother, William C. "Sonny" Yost, Sarasota, FL; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Claude Morgret on December 18, 1955; two sisters, Peggy Allemong and Pauline Rinehart; and two brothers, Denver Lee Yost and Robert Vernon Yost.

Private services and burial were at Oakland United Methodist Church Cemetery, Morgan County.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Morgan County, 4100 Valley Road, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411.

Arrangements were handled by the Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home, 306 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, WV.
B. Louise Morgret, 83, Berkeley Springs, WV, died Wednesday, July 1, 1998 at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, MD.

Born August 28, 1914 in the Oakland section of Morgan County, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Clarence and Fara Ellen Ambrose Yost.

She was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church, Morgan County.

She attended the Oakland School.

For many years, she worked as a seamstress at Jacob's Brothers Sewing Factory in Hancock, MD and also sold Avon products. She also worked seasonally at several local canneries. She had been a homemaker in recent years.

Surviving are one daughter, Lou Ellen Michael, Hagerstown; one son, John Claude Morgret, Jr., Bedford, PA; three sisters, Frances Wachter and Janet Avey, both of Berkeley Springs, and Mildred Guttridge, Mt. Rainier, MD; one brother, William C. "Sonny" Yost, Sarasota, FL; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Claude Morgret on December 18, 1955; two sisters, Peggy Allemong and Pauline Rinehart; and two brothers, Denver Lee Yost and Robert Vernon Yost.

Private services and burial were at Oakland United Methodist Church Cemetery, Morgan County.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Morgan County, 4100 Valley Road, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411.

Arrangements were handled by the Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home, 306 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, WV.


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