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Jesse J. Slover


Donna Kile Van Benschoten © 2002
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     MIDDLETOWN --- Jesse J. Slover, 74, of 39 Wallkill Ave., Middletown, died Sunday at Horton Memorial Hospital in Middletown after a long illness.
     He was born in Boundbrook, N.J. Feb. 15, 1900, to Moses and Cora Armstrong Slover.  He was married in Middletown in 1924 to Innes Brien.
     A 50-year area resident, Mr. Slover was the former owner of Whitaker Rug Service in Middletown.  He was a member of the United Commercial Travelers and the National ARRP Senior Citizens Club.
     He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Janice VanBenschoten of Middletown; a son, Thomas J. Slover of Pittsburgh, Pa; a sister, Mrs. Viola Richards of Kingston; a brother, Elihu Slover of Buffalo; two grandsons and a great grandson.
     Services will be at 9:30 Wednesday in the Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, 11 Orchard St., Middletown, with the Rev. Francis Carlson, pastor of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Middletown, officiating.
     Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9.  An American Indian prayer service will be held at 8 tonight in the funeral home.
     Burial will be in the family plot at the Bloomingburg Rural Cemetery.
     Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.