Ora Rosetta Stroup1

F, (25 August 1925 - 24 March 1988)
     Ora Rosetta Stroup was born on 25 August 1925 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2,1 She was the daughter of Torrence P. Stroup and Elizabeth Ann Miller.2 Ora Rosetta Stroup married Harry William Pepperman, son of William Harry Pepperman and Edna Confair, circa 1945 at East End Baptist Church, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, by the Reverend Henry C. Wray.3,4,5 Ora Rosetta Stroup died on 24 March 1988 at Williamsport Hospital, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 62 years, 6 months and 28 days.2,1 She was buried in the Twin Hills Memorial Park, located in Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2
     As of 1969, Ora Rosetta Stroup and Harry William Pepperman lived at 2208 Linn Street, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The anniversary announcement for Ora Rosetta Stroup and Harry William Pepperman was published sometime in 1970 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This announcement stated:

     Mr. & Mrs. Pepperman Plan Open House

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Pepperman, 2208 Linn Street, will observe their 25th wedding anniversary Thursday. An open house will be held Saturday from 6 to 9pm at their residence. The couple was married in the East End Baptist Church by the Rev. Henry C. Wray. Mrs. Pepperman is the former Ora R. Stroup. Her husband is an employee of Avco Lycoming.

The Peppermans have four daughters and one son: Mrs. John Young, Linden; Mrs. Dale Williams, of this city; Connie, Kathy and Billy, all at home. There is one grandchild.4
According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Ora's last known residence was Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1
Last Edited=13 Nov 2009

Citations

  1. [S1313] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at <http://ssdi.rootsweb.com> (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, 15 October 2007 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. ORA R PEPPERMAN, birth listed as 25 Aug 1925, died listed as 24 Mar 1988, issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Williamsport, Lycoming, PA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 20 Nov 2007.
  2. [S624] Ora R. Pepperman obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, March 1988. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Zella (Lovell) Stabler (1916- ). Viewed at her home, RD #3, Box 156 (now Jobs Run Road), Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania in October of 1992, by Kevin Sholder. Zella Elvira Lovell, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
  3. [S21] Watson Kiess, History of the Kiess Family, Who Came From Germany and Settled In Pennsylvania In The Early 1800's (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania: n.pub., 1957), p. 20.
  4. [S623] Mr. & Mrs. Pepperman Plan Open House, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, circa 1970. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Zella (Lovell) Stabler (1916- ). Viewed at her home, RD #3, Box 156 (now Jobs Run Road), Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania in October of 1992, by Kevin Sholder. Zella Elvira Lovell, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
  5. [S24] Harold Eugene Jr. Bower, "Family Group Sheets (The Families of Blooming Grove)," supplied 24 November 1999 ([address for private use,] Valrico, Florida; USA).