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our neighborhood veterans Photo by Jim Houck, Jr.
by Jim Houck, Jr. followed the replacement
from the beginning and I
even took several photos
of the entire replacement
which will follow this
article.
I met Jeff Zumbrun
Francis X. Elder Gets a New and his son Jim on the
Head Stone day they came to start
the replacement project.
They are both gentlemen
Roger Melton, president of Meeting night, Roger brought it who work very hard at
the Board of Directors Francis X. to the attention of the membership what they do and are
Elder American Legion Post 121 and everyone was in agreement not afraid of hard work,
Emmitsburg, said that while he was that the headstone needed to be and believe me what they
at the 2014 Veterans Day volley replaced. Funds were appropriated do is hard work. They
by our American Legion and VFW for the project and it was put out do not use machines to Pictured are Jeff Zumbrun and his son, Jim.
combined Color Guard, over the for bid. Jeff Zumbrun, the owner of move these monuments
grave of Francis X. Elder, he noticed Zumbrun’s Funeral Home, won the bid. around, just manual labor and levers, and that it wasn’t an old guy that
that the scrolling and letters on the Roger called me and asked if the old fashioned ways. Jeff’s son retired or anything like that. They
headstone marking the grave were I would like to do a story on the Jim, is taking classes to become an just decided to go into business for
barely legible. Francis X. Elder, replacement and what was happening undertaker and said that he is doing themselves and he said by the Grace
for those that don’t know, was the to the original headstone and I said this to help his dad and plans on of God and community support
first soldier from World War I from I certainly would like that. I, after continuing the family business. they have been able to continue the
Emmitsburg to be killed in action. all, had done a few stories on Francis I interviewed Jeff after all was business for going on twenty years.
Melton was very concerned, X. Elder and even had one of them completed and he said, “My name The original headstone has been
because Francis X. Elder was a hero go national on the National Sons is Jeff Zumbrun and I have a funeral placed beside the World War II
and the namesake of our post, so of AMVETS Website and National home in Eldersburg, Carroll County Memorial in front of the Francis
he decided that this was something Sons of AMVETS Newsletter. I have Maryland and I am here with my X. Elder American Legion Post and
that needed to be brought up and a collection of newspaper articles son, Jim, who is hopefully going to looks very nice with the Korean War
discussed by members at our regular given to me by Ralph Ireland from a take up the business. We got into and Vietnam War Monuments and
meeting (held the first Tuesday collection his mother left when she the monument business when we the Cannon.
of each month at 7:00 p.m.) to passed away. I am very interested in first started to plan for the funeral God Bless America, God Bless the
discuss what needs to be done. anything about Francis X. Elder. I home because it was much easier to American Veteran, and God Bless You.
get started. We got this connection
in Emmitsburg when we bid on the
headstone replacement when Roger
Melton called and said we won the
bid. I initially put in the bid because
my brother was killed in Vietnam
and I somehow felt it would be sort
of a tribute to him by doing this.”
Jeff said that next year will
be their twentieth anniversary of
starting the business. He said they
started their business from scratch
our neighborhood veterans Photo by Jim Houck, Jr.
by Jim Houck, Jr. followed the replacement
from the beginning and I
even took several photos
of the entire replacement
which will follow this
article.
I met Jeff Zumbrun
Francis X. Elder Gets a New and his son Jim on the
Head Stone day they came to start
the replacement project.
They are both gentlemen
Roger Melton, president of Meeting night, Roger brought it who work very hard at
the Board of Directors Francis X. to the attention of the membership what they do and are
Elder American Legion Post 121 and everyone was in agreement not afraid of hard work,
Emmitsburg, said that while he was that the headstone needed to be and believe me what they
at the 2014 Veterans Day volley replaced. Funds were appropriated do is hard work. They
by our American Legion and VFW for the project and it was put out do not use machines to Pictured are Jeff Zumbrun and his son, Jim.
combined Color Guard, over the for bid. Jeff Zumbrun, the owner of move these monuments
grave of Francis X. Elder, he noticed Zumbrun’s Funeral Home, won the bid. around, just manual labor and levers, and that it wasn’t an old guy that
that the scrolling and letters on the Roger called me and asked if the old fashioned ways. Jeff’s son retired or anything like that. They
headstone marking the grave were I would like to do a story on the Jim, is taking classes to become an just decided to go into business for
barely legible. Francis X. Elder, replacement and what was happening undertaker and said that he is doing themselves and he said by the Grace
for those that don’t know, was the to the original headstone and I said this to help his dad and plans on of God and community support
first soldier from World War I from I certainly would like that. I, after continuing the family business. they have been able to continue the
Emmitsburg to be killed in action. all, had done a few stories on Francis I interviewed Jeff after all was business for going on twenty years.
Melton was very concerned, X. Elder and even had one of them completed and he said, “My name The original headstone has been
because Francis X. Elder was a hero go national on the National Sons is Jeff Zumbrun and I have a funeral placed beside the World War II
and the namesake of our post, so of AMVETS Website and National home in Eldersburg, Carroll County Memorial in front of the Francis
he decided that this was something Sons of AMVETS Newsletter. I have Maryland and I am here with my X. Elder American Legion Post and
that needed to be brought up and a collection of newspaper articles son, Jim, who is hopefully going to looks very nice with the Korean War
discussed by members at our regular given to me by Ralph Ireland from a take up the business. We got into and Vietnam War Monuments and
meeting (held the first Tuesday collection his mother left when she the monument business when we the Cannon.
of each month at 7:00 p.m.) to passed away. I am very interested in first started to plan for the funeral God Bless America, God Bless the
discuss what needs to be done. anything about Francis X. Elder. I home because it was much easier to American Veteran, and God Bless You.
get started. We got this connection
in Emmitsburg when we bid on the
headstone replacement when Roger
Melton called and said we won the
bid. I initially put in the bid because
my brother was killed in Vietnam
and I somehow felt it would be sort
of a tribute to him by doing this.”
Jeff said that next year will
be their twentieth anniversary of
starting the business. He said they
started their business from scratch
