Willard Edward Tebbs1,2,3,4 
M, (18 March 1912 - 4 May 1988)
Willard Edward Tebbs was born on 18 March 1912 at Pitcairn, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.4,2,1 He was the son of Harry Miller Tebbs and Fannie Clark.1,4 Willard Edward Tebbs married, at age 19, Evelyn Caroline Sholder, age 19, daughter of Charles William Sholder and Ida Amelia Lorson, on Sunday, 27 September 1931 at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland.4,3,1,5 Willard Edward Tebbs died on 4 May 1988 at Williamsport Hospital, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 76 years, 1 month and 16 days.4,1,2,6 He was buried on 8 May 1988 in the Green Lawn Memorial Park, located in Montgomery, Clinton Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend Ivar C. Johnson.7,5 Willard Edward Tebbs has also been reported to have been buried 8 May 1988 in the Woodlawn Cemetery, located in White Deer Hole Valley, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.4
He was employed by the Williamsport Sun-Gazette between 1929 and 1977 Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1 He retired in 1977 from the Williamsport Sun-Gazette as a machinist and composition room typesetter at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1 As of 1988, Willard Edward Tebbs and Evelyn Caroline Sholder lived at 1803 Princeton Avenue, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.1,3 His obituary was published on 5 May 1988 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
Willard E. Tebbs, 76, of 1803 Princeton Avenue, died at 4:03 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 1988, at the Williamsport Hospital. He had been taken to the hospital after being stricken at home.
He retired in 1977 after 48 years with the Sun-Gazette Co., where he worked as a machinist and in the composing room. Mr. Tebbs was a member of the International Typographical Union No. 141.
He was a charter member of the Evangelical Friends Church, Loyalsock Twp.
Born March 18, 1912, at Pitcairn, Allegheny County, he was the son of Harry and Fannie Clark Tebbs.
Surviving are his wife, the former Evelyn C. Sholder; two sons, the Rev. Jack W., of Greensboro, N.C., and Donald E., of Miami, Fla; two brothers, Ralph and Dick, both of this city; a sister, Mrs. Melrose Weaver, of Montoursville, three grandsons and one great-granddaughter.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Spitler's, 733 Broad Street, Montoursville.1
His obituary was published on 6 May 1988 Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
TEBBS - Willard E. Tebbs, 1803 Princeton Avenue, 10:30 a.m. Monday, Spitler's, 733 Broad Street, Montoursville, with the Rev. Ivar C. Johnson, pastor of Evangelical Friends Church, officiating. Burial in Green Lawn Memorial Park, Montgomery RD 2. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
He and his wife, the former Evelyn C. Sholder, observed their 57th wedding anniversary last Sept. 27 [1987].5 According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Willard's last known residence was Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2
The obituary for Evelyn Caroline Sholder in December 1997 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, listed Willard Edward Tebbs as her deceased husband.3
He was employed by the Williamsport Sun-Gazette between 1929 and 1977 Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1 He retired in 1977 from the Williamsport Sun-Gazette as a machinist and composition room typesetter at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1 As of 1988, Willard Edward Tebbs and Evelyn Caroline Sholder lived at 1803 Princeton Avenue, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.1,3 His obituary was published on 5 May 1988 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
Willard E. Tebbs, 76, of 1803 Princeton Avenue, died at 4:03 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 1988, at the Williamsport Hospital. He had been taken to the hospital after being stricken at home.
He retired in 1977 after 48 years with the Sun-Gazette Co., where he worked as a machinist and in the composing room. Mr. Tebbs was a member of the International Typographical Union No. 141.
He was a charter member of the Evangelical Friends Church, Loyalsock Twp.
Born March 18, 1912, at Pitcairn, Allegheny County, he was the son of Harry and Fannie Clark Tebbs.
Surviving are his wife, the former Evelyn C. Sholder; two sons, the Rev. Jack W., of Greensboro, N.C., and Donald E., of Miami, Fla; two brothers, Ralph and Dick, both of this city; a sister, Mrs. Melrose Weaver, of Montoursville, three grandsons and one great-granddaughter.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Spitler's, 733 Broad Street, Montoursville.1
His obituary was published on 6 May 1988 Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:TEBBS - Willard E. Tebbs, 1803 Princeton Avenue, 10:30 a.m. Monday, Spitler's, 733 Broad Street, Montoursville, with the Rev. Ivar C. Johnson, pastor of Evangelical Friends Church, officiating. Burial in Green Lawn Memorial Park, Montgomery RD 2. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
He and his wife, the former Evelyn C. Sholder, observed their 57th wedding anniversary last Sept. 27 [1987].5
According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Willard's last known residence was Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2 The obituary for Evelyn Caroline Sholder in December 1997 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, listed Willard Edward Tebbs as her deceased husband.3
Children of Willard Edward Tebbs and Evelyn Caroline Sholder
Last Edited=18 Mar 2010
Citations
- [S906] Willard E. Tebbs obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 5 May 1988, p. 55. The original was copied from microfilm held at the James V. Brown Library of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, microfilm roll number 530, with a date range of 1 May 1988 through 15 May 1988. James V. Brown Library, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
- [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. WILLARD E TEBBS, birth listed as 18 Mar 1912, died listed as 04 May 1988, issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Williamsport, Lycoming, PA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 10 Apr 2004.
- [S257] Evelyn C. Tebbs obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, December 1997. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Johanna (Weiss) Edler (1915-1999) through out her life. Viewed in the home of her daughter Donna (Edler) Sayah on 1 June 1999, by Kevin Sholder. Donna Lee Edler, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, USA.
- [S1096] Shirley Ruth (Calkins) Kriner and Lesley Tebbs, "Family Group Sheets (Willard Edward Tebbs and Evelyn Caroline Sholder)," supplied 1993 ([address for private use,] Williamsport, Pennsylvania; USA). In the note attached to this family group sheet, Shirly indicates that Lesley Tebbs received the information from someone in Florida. That someone was most likely Donald Eugene Tebbs, since the information indicates that he was married to Constance Panzl in Miami, Florida.
- [S1091] TEBBS - Willard E. Tebbs obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 6 May 1988, p. 31. The original was copied from microfilm held at the James V. Brown Library of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, microfilm roll number 530, with a date range of 1 May 1988 through 15 May 1988. James V. Brown Library, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
- [S257] Evelyn C. Tebbs obituary, December 1997, states day of death as 5 May 1988.
- [S1096] Shirley Ruth (Calkins) Kriner and Lesley Tebbs, "Tebbs and Sholder Family Group Sheets", indicates that he was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, White Deer, Pennsylvania.