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Jane Walp Obituary
Born April 24, 1920, in Berwick, she was the daughter of the late Ray M. and Mae G. Smethers.
Family members describe Mrs. Walp as a devoted wife and mother whose favorite holiday was the Fourth of July because she loved fireworks.
She was a member of Carlisle Area Newcomers Club and Greenfield Bridge Club and she participated in the AAUW Bridge Club of Carlisle.
A former resident of Washington, D.C., and Tucson, Ariz., she was a volunteer with the Elbert Gump School for Handicapped Children in Tucson, El Nino Children's Center in Tucson and the Junior Women's Club of Maryland. She was a founding member of the Tucson Opera Dames.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. William Robert Walp; a brother, Richard Smethers of Bloomsburg; three daughters, Susan W. French of Paradise Valley, Ariz., Cathy W. Askew of Atlanta, Ga., and Ellen W. Khoshkish of Washington, D.C.; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Mrs. Walp is participating in the Human Gift Registry of Philadelphia.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. John's Episcopal Church on the Square in Carlisle. A reception will follow at Carlisle Country Club on Harrisburg Pike in Middlesex Township.
Memorial donations may be made to any organization benefiting the mentally handicapped.
Ewing Brothers Funeral Home of Carlisle is in charge of arrangements.
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