PORT ROYAL - George L. Settlemyer, 94, formerly of Port Royal, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, at 5 a.m at Coble Health Care Center, Burlington, N. C.
Born Dec. 17, 1916, in Johnstown, he was the son of the late Clifton T. and Elizabeth (Thomas) Settlemyer. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ruth (Koch) Settlemyer, who died Oct. 26, 2003.
He is survived by one daughter, Vera S. Barker, of Burlington, N.C.; one son, Clifton G. Settlemyer, of Charlotte, N.C.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
George was a Penn State County Extension Director and Agricultural Agent for 33 and a half years.
He was a 1934 graduate of Wilmore High School, Wilmore, and a graduate of Penn State University and University of Wisconsin.
He was a member of the Port Royal Lutheran Church, where he was a past council member.
He served as past president and past district governor of the Mifflintown Rotary Club. He was the former director of the Juniata County Industrial Development Authority; director of First National Bank, Mifflintown; first chairman of the Juniata County Planning Commission; past president of Pennsylvania County Agents Association; past local unit director of Wally Byrum Caravan Clubs of America and was a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow.
A viewing will be held on Sunday, Dec. 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Rex Funeral Home, Port Royal.
The service will be held on Monday, Dec. 27, at 10:30 a.m. at Port Royal Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Charles L. Hershberger officiating. Interment will be in Old Church Hill Cemetery, Port Royal.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to George Settlemyer Juniata County 4H Trust, c/o Trust Dept., First National Bank, P.O. Box 96, Mifflintown, PA 17059.
