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Jan 21, 2021 8:02 AM George K. Overman, 89, of Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was born on May 12, 1931 in Homer City to Thelma (Gardner) Byers and George M. Overman. George began working at age eleven gathering firewood and doing odd jobs. He used his earnings to help support his family. As an adult, he was employed by Henry Hall, Inc. before he was drafted into the United States Army in 1952. George was stationed in Pirmasens, Germany at a transponder station. Upon his return to the United States, he took the Civil Service exam and began working as a clerk at the Indiana Post Office in 1963, eventually becoming a night clerk. During his 33 years of service, George was the President of the Local 5225 American Postal Workers Union from 1972 to 1989. He was the local Secretary for the A.P.W.U. from 1989 to 1993 and the local Steward after that. At one point in his career, he was the Vice President of the ....