`dawg Pound' Not The Only Ones Who Overreacted

Adeline Bahr

Monday, December 17, 2001 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 6A 





William Layden &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dec. 13, 2001 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; illiam Layden, 87, of Wilkes-Barre, died Thursday at Geisinger Medical
Center, Danville, as a result of an automobile accident on December 4. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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 Born on Dec. 10, 1914, he was a the late Edward and Ann (Lewis) Layden. He
was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School. He was member of the Wilkes-Barre
City Police force, attaining the rank of sergeant before retiring in 1973. He
also worked as an independent insurance agent. He was a U.S. Army Air
Corps/U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a
member of the Free and Accepted Masons. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Marion McAndrew; brothers
Thomas, Jerry, Jack, James, and Donald; and sisters Ethel and Ellen. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving are his sons, William Jr., Nutley, N.J.; Patrick, Wilkes-Barre;
daughter, Betty Ann Corrigan, Worcester; five grandchildren; brother, Edward,
Savannah, Ga.; and sister, Betty Milazzo, Wilkes-Barre. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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 A memorial service will be at noon Saturday from the Kniffen O'Malley
Funeral Home Inc, 465 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, with Father Jim Nash
officiating. Friends may call from 11:30 to noon Saturday. In lieu of flowers,
memorial donations may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;