George Arthur Cleeves 851
- Born: 14 Feb 1914, Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA 851,1497
- Marriage (1): Laura Lou Rankin on 8 May 1943 851
- Died: 8 Aug 2005, Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA at age 91 1497
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OBITUARY
George Arthur Cleeves, 91
George Arthur Cleeves, 91, Croasdaile Retirement Community, Durham, N.C., died Aug. 8, 2005. Born Feb. 14, 1914, in Newburgh, N.Y., a son of the late Edward Warren Cleeves and Clara Duppstadt Cleeves. The family later moved to Somerset. He is also preceded in death by a brother William Duppstadt Cleeves. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Laura Rankin Cleeves; children Nellie Jane Laxton and husband, William; William Lawrence Cleeves and wife, Candace; three grandchildren, Katherine, Margaret and William Laxton and wife, Allison. Brother of Mary Cleeves Dawson of Boston, Mass. Mr. Cleeves graduated from Somerset High School. In 1935, he graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Ceramic Engineering. He later earned a degree in Meteorology as an Army Air Corps Cadet at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Cleeves served during World War II in the Army Air Corps as a meteorologist in China, India and Burma. During the Korean War, Capt. Cleeves served in South Korea and Japan. Mr. Cleeves was employed by NOAA in Cincinnati and transferred to Durham, N.C., in 1967 as an EPA meteorologist. He retired in 1973. Mr. Cleeves was a member of Duke Memorial Methodist Church where he was a member of the Spence-Kale Bible Class. George, a lifelong outdoorsman, is remembered for his good nature, humor, and intelligence. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Duke Memorial Methodist Church. There will be a reception in the church parlor following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Scholarship Fund at Duke Memorial Methodist Church, 504 West Chapel Hill St., Durham, NC 27701, or Duke Community Hospice Services, 4321 Medical Park Dr., Suite 101, Durham, NC 27704.
Source: The Daily American (Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA)
Date: 10 AUG 2005 1497
Life Events:
1. High School-Graduated: Somerset High School: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. 1497
2. College-Bachelors: The Pennsylvania State University (Ceramic Engineering), 1935, University Park, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA. 1497
3. Military: World War II (Army Air Corps). 1497 Meteorologist in China, India and Burma.
4. Military: Korean War (Captain). 1497 During the Korean War, Capt. Cleeves served in South Korea and Japan.
5. College-Bachelors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Meteorology): Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. 1497 Earned as an Army Air Corps Cadet.
6. Occupation: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (EPA Meteorologist): Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
7. Occupation: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (EPA Meteorologist): Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA. 1497 He retired in 1973.
8. Church Affiliation: Duke Memorial Methodist Church: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA. 1497
George married Laura Lou Rankin on 8 May 1943.851 (Laura Lou Rankin was born on 23 Nov 1916 in Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, USA 851.)
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