Gordon W. Lay

1907 - 2006

Gordon W. Lay, 98, of Bloserville Road, Carlisle, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 16, 2006, in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.

Born on Nov. 3, 1907, in Perry County, he was the son of the late Samuel H. and Lavina E. Warner Lay and the widower of Sarah E. Keller Lay.

Gordon retired from the Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, where he worked as a sandblaster, blasting tanks. He also owned and operated his own farm.

He was an outstanding member of the Living Water's Tabernacle Church, Plainfield, and a former member of the "A" Street Church of God, where he was a superintendent and a founding member. Gordon also loved gardening and woodworking.

Surviving are three daughters, Treva Baric and husband, Lee, Carlisle, Marcella Young and husband, Glenn, Plainfield, and Lucretia Ulsh, Carlisle; a son, Leonard Lay and wife, Alice, Carlisle; a sister, Lavina Carns, Atmore, Ala.; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia Myers; a son, Stanford Lay; two sisters, Della Warner and Ruth Keck; and four brothers, Cloy Lay, Oren Lay, Raymond Lay and Durling Lay.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 20, in the Living Waters Tabernacle Church, Plainfield, with the Rev. Glenn Young officiating. Burial will be in Westminster Memorial Gardens, Carlisle. Viewing will be held from 10 a.m. Thursday, until the time of services at the church.

A U.S. Army veteran, he was a corporal during World War II. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, in Living Waters Tabernacle Church, Plainfield, with the Rev. Glenn Young officiating. Burial will be in Westminster Memorial Gardens, Carlisle, with military honors conducted by the Cumberland County Honor Guard. Viewing will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Living Waters Tabernacle, 51 E. Main St., Plainfield, PA 17081.

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