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William Franklin Rambo

Posted 8/12/08

William Franklin Rambo, 88 MILFORD - William Franklin Rambo of Milford, formerly of Easton, Md., died Saturday, August 9, 2008 in the Milford Center Genesis Health Care. He was 88. Born May 11, 1920 …

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William Franklin Rambo

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William Franklin Rambo, 88 MILFORD - William Franklin Rambo of Milford, formerly of Easton, Md., died Saturday, August 9, 2008 in the Milford Center Genesis Health Care. He was 88. Born May 11, 1920 in Wilmington, he was the son of the late William Nolan and Sadie Marie North Rambo. At the age of 17 he moved to Easton, Md., and in 1939 graduated from Easton High School. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army Air Force as a weather observer in the Caribbean. He then operated a grocery store in Easton, Md., for a number of years and spent most of his working life as a clerk at Waverly Press in Easton. Mr. Rambo was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church, a life member of E.E. Streets Memorial Post 5118 V.F.W., a member of American Legion Post 70, Talbot AARP 1601, Caroline AARP 915, the Academy of the Arts and the Historical Society of Talbot County. He was predeceased by a sister, Shilda Rohr. Mr. Rambo is survived by his wife, the former Amanda Virginia Crew, whom he married Feb. 6, 1955; his daughter, Linda Marie Rambo of Easton, Md.; and his sister, Ruth Polgar of Frederica. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Easton, Md. Memorial donations may be made to Chesapeake Center, Inc., P.O. Box 1906, Easton, MD 21601. Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Easton, MD. www.fhnfuneralhome.com.

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