`baby Jesus' Kidnapped 
From W-b Public Square 
Annual Nativity Scene Missing 
An Important Player

Loretta Christie 
Nov. 20, 1992 
Loretta Christie, Of Main Street, Inkerman, Jenkins Township, Died Friday At 
Home.

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Fred Wolverton JrNov. 20, 1992 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Fred Gordon Wolverton Jr., 69, of School St., Shavertown, died Friday at
home. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Born in Woodstock, Va., May 11, 1923, he was the son of the late Fred
Gordon and Rena Keller Wolverton Sr. He resided at Pikes Creek prior to moving
to Shavertown 32 years ago. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He graduated from Woodstock High School and the Woodstock Business School
in Virginia and attended the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, Dayton, Va. He
was an Army veteran of World War II and served with the 634th Headquarters
Company Tank Destroyer Battalion in Europe. He was employed by American Stores
Co., for 36 years, retiring in 1985. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Shavertown. He was a member
of the Odd Fellows Oneida Lodge #371, Shavertown. He served as former choir
director of St. Paul's Lutheran Church; the Wyoming Ave. Christian Church,
Kingston; the Dallas United Methodist Church; and the Huntsville United
Methodist Church. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He and his wife, the former Helen R. Frick, celebrated their 44th wedding
anniversary in September. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was preceded in death by brothers, Charles and Irving. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a son, J. Charles, Williamsport;
daughters, Lorraine Heydt, Ashley; Jeanette Martin, Chase; sisters, MaryAnn
Fadely and Evelyn Crabill, both of Woodstock, Va.; Jane Vehrencamp,
Wrightwood, Calif.; six grandchildren. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday from the Curtis L. Swanson
Funeral Rome, corner of routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek, with the Rev. Harold
R. Baer Jr., pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, and the Rev. David A.
Mansfield, pastor of the Huntsville Christian Church, officiating. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Interment will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Dallas. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Memorial donations may be made to Hospice St. John, 665 Carey Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre, 18702; or to the charity of the donor's choice.

Fred Wolverton Jr.