Thomas W. Meiser

YORK- Thomas W. Meiser, 90, of California, Maryland died Tuesday March 4, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Maryland. He was the husband of Florence M. Meiser. There will be a visitation at the Everhart- Jackson-Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 1551 Kenneth Rd., York, PA, on Friday, March 7 from 6 - 8:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 11 A.M. on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, 140 N. Beaver St., York. This service will be preceded by a gathering of friends and family at 10 A.M. in the church social hall for light refreshments and fellowship. The Reverend David Lovelace will be officiating at the service. Burial will follow at the Mount Rose Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the York County Veterans Honor Guard. Mr. Meiser was born in Port Royal on December 10, 1917, a son of the late Herman M. and Mary C. (Leach) Meiser. He married the former Florence Shepp on December 25, 1941 at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, where he served on the vestry and was an active member of the Men's Bible Class for many years. Mr. Meiser served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II and was stationed on the Presidio, San Francisco, CA; Ft. Lewis Washington; and in Anchorage, Alaska. He was again called to serve in the Army during the Korean Conflict, and was stationed at Ft. Devens, MA and Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. Upon his discharge from the Army as a 1st Lieutenant, Mr. Meiser was employed in the printing industry, and subsequently joined Alling and Cory Paper Company, Camp Hill, PA, in commercial paper sales, from which he ultimately retired. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, York; the Caleb Butler Lodge of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Ayer, MA, the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, and the National Sojourners. Mr. Meiser also was a member of the White Rose Shrine and the York County Shrine Clubs. He was an avid golfer, and belonged to the AARP Golf Club and the Geritol Golf Group at the Grandview Golf Club. In 2004, Mr. and Mrs. Meiser moved to the Wildewood Retirement Village in California, Maryland to be closer to other family members. Mr. Meiser continued to enjoy golf outings, coin collecting and his family. In addition to his wife, Florence, he is survived by his son, Thomas A. Meiser of Lexington Park, and his wife Shonna M. Meiser; two grandchildren David H. Meiser and his wife Jacqueline V. Meiser of Solomons, Maryland, and John T. Meiser and his wife Lara J. Meiser of Annapolis, Maryland; Six great-grandchildren, Mallory, Elizabeth, and Henry James Meiser of Solomons, and Bayard, Tilghman, and Skylar Meiser of Annapolis. Additionally, he is survived by his stepsister Eunice Seyler of White Plains, Maryland. He was preceded in death by his three brothers William Meiser, Lester Meiser, and Homer Meiser, all of which served concurrently in the U.S. military during World War II. Memorial contributions may be made to either The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, 140 N. Beaver St., York, PA 17403; The Church of the Ascension, 21641 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653; or the Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad, Hollywood, MD 20636.