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Robert Hugh Snover was born on 3 May 1917 in FallsTownship, Wyoming, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He and Betty G. Ross were married on 12 April 1941.³ He died on 26 September 2005, at age 88, in Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.² He was buried in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.³

Robert H. Snover September 26, 2005
09/28/2005
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Robert H. Snover, 88, of Montrose, died Monday at home. He was the son of the late Eugene and Temperance Bedell Snover. His wife is the former Betty Ross. They were married April 12, 1941.

Born on May 3, 1917, in Mill City, he was an agent for Nationwide Insurance and also worked at Gay's True Value. He attended Tunkhannock Presbyterian Church, where he was its organist for more than 50 years. He was also in the Navy during World War II. He also used to be on the Tunkhannock Ambulance crew.

Also surviving are two sons, George and Linda Snover and grandson, Robert, of Vallstone Spa, N.Y.; Dale and Catherine Snover and a grandson, Collin, of Minneapolis; a daughter, Luanne Snover of Montrose; a great-grandson, Jeffery Snover of Endicott, N.Y.; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Florence Snover; three brothers, Albert, Harold and Carl, and a foster child, Dale Robert Chapman.

The funeral will be Thursday at noon at the Tunkhannock Presbyterian Church, 51 Putnam St., Tunkhannock, with the Rev. Kenneth Trexler officiating. Interment will be at Montrose Cemetery, Montrose.

Friends may call today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. from the Harding-Litwin Funeral Home, 123 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Memorial contributions may be made to Tunkhannock Presbyterian Church 51 Putnam St., Tunkhannock, 18657, or to the Endless Mountain Health System, 1 Grow Ave., Montrose.

Betty G. Ross was born on 9 January 1918 in Waverly, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 She and Robert Hugh Snover were married on 12 April 1941.² She died on 11 May 2006, at age 88, in Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.^1,3 She was buried in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.³

Betty G. Snover, 88, of Montrose died Thursday, May 11, 2006, at her residence.

She was born Jan. 9, 1918, in Waverly, daughter of the late Casius H. and Gladys Ross. Her husband Robert H. Snover preceded her in death in September 2005. They would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on April 11 of this year.

She loved children and having three of her own was not enough. She and her husband were foster parents for the Friendship House in Scranton. Through the years, the couple took in almost 120 foster children ranging in age from 2 days to 16 years old.

She enjoyed cooking from scratch using ingredients she had canned fresh from the garden. Not only an avid cook but also a pretty handy gal with a needle, she used her creative talent to design quilts, crewel and embroidery works.

She is survived by a daughter, Luanne Snover, Montrose; sons and daughters-in-law, George R. and Linda Snover, Ballston Spa, N.Y.; and Dale C. and Catherine Snover, Minneapolis, Minn.; grandsons, Robert Snover and Colin Snover; a great-grandson, Jeffrey Snover; sisters and brothers-in-law, Jane and James McGuire, Rochester, N.Y.; and Helen and Leonard Rice, New Port Richey, Fla.; brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Lori Ross, Avon, N.Y.; Ken and Jo Schriner, Wellsburg, N.Y.; and cousins, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a foster child, Dale Chapman.

Services were held Monday, May 15, from Bartron-Myer Funeral Home, a Selected Independent Funeral Home, 74 Church Street, Montrose.

Memorial donations may be made to Endless Mountains Health Systems Foundation, 3 Grow Ave., Montrose, PA 18801 or Friendship House, 1509 Maple Street, Scranton, PA 18505.

Harold Eugene Snover was born on 5 July 1910 in Falls Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania.¹ He and Martha Harris were married on 15 June 1938. He died in 1965, at age ~55.

Harold Eugene Snover was an Oil Clerk.² Harold Snover was living with his uncle and aunt, Clarence and Addie Snover, in the 1930 Pennsylvania Census.

Martha Harris was born on 16 August 1913 in Pennsylvania.^2,1 She and Harold Eugene Snover were married on 15 June 1938. She died on 12 September 2001, at age 88, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.²

Martha Harris was a Teacher.³
"Martha SNOVER, 88, of Green Ridge Village, Newville, formerly of Carlisle, died Wednesday in the village.

She retired as a teacher from the former South Dickinson Elementary School in the Carlisle Area School District; formerly taught in the Interboro School District in Delaware County; was a graduate of the former Indiana (Pa.) Normal School; a member and former deacon of Second Presbyterian Church; and a member of the Pennsylvania Educators Organization.

She was the widow of E. Harold SNOVER. Surviving are two daughters, Janet HOFFMAN of Amherst, Mass., and Elizabeth LUTHER of Johnstown; a son, Wayne Harris SNOVER of Philadelphia; a sister, M. Elizabeth HARRIS of Bridgeville; and six grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 29 in Green Ridge Village. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.

There will be no viewing.

Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

John Frank Snover was born about 1841 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.^2,1 He died after 15 August 1860.

John Frank Snover was a Farmer.³ 1900 Pennsylvania Census shows John and Polly Snover had 8 children, 7 living.

Martha McCannel was born about 1827 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.^2,1 She and James Cooke Snover were married about 1848.³ She died before 15 June 1880 in Pennsylvania.³