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Lester Lay Obituary

Lester J. Lay, 74, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, a pipe fitter for Bethlehem Steel Corp. in Steelton, Pennsylvania, before his retirement, died at Community General Osteopathic Hospital in Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, on Friday, December 29, 2000. Viewing is scheduled for Wednesday, January 3, 2001, noon to 1 p.m., at First Harrisburg Seventh Day Adventist Church, 424 North Progress Avenue, Harrisburg. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, 1 p.m., at the church. Burial will be at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Lower Paxton Township. Memorial donations are appreciated to 3 Angels Broadcasting Network, P.O. Box 220, West Frankfort, IL 62896. Arrangements entrusted to Neill Funeral Home, Inc. - Paxtang, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 30, 2000.

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