Vitals: Obits: Faith, Donald, Indiana Co Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Leslie Kammerdiener. lesliekamm@americanteleport.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reprinted through the courtesy of the Indiana Gazette Donald Faith Donald H. Faith, 71, Blairsville RD 1 (Burrell Township), died Tues- day, Dec. 2, 1997, at his home. The son of Harry S. and Ruth H. Vantine Faith, he was born Dec. 14, 1925, in Blairsville. Mr. Faith was a member of the Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church. An avid gardener and reader, he also enjoyed hunting. In his later years, his greatest pride was his eight grandchildren. He worked at Blairsville Westing- house and retired in 1986 from Blairsville-Saltsburg School Dis- trict, where he was a maintenance supervisor. He also owned Faith's Frozen Delight for 14 years. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Mildred F. Smith Faith, whom he married on Feb. 21, 1949; his son, Bruce Faith, and his wife, Helen, Blairsville RD 1; three daughters: Mrs. John (Debra) De- yarmin, Blairsville RD 1; Mrs. Charles (Patricia) Fritz, New Flor- ence RD 2; and Lynn Gilligan, Knox, Pa; eight grandchildren: Shawna Nibert; Lisa and Deana Deyarmin; Leslie Fritz; Sarah, Jackie, Matt and Zack Faith; one sister, Ruth L. Faith, North Fort Myers, Fla.; and one nephew, James Baker, and his wife, Dorothy, Blairsville RD 2. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Ruby Davis. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at the Richard L. Shoemaker Funeral Home in Blairs- ville. Funeral services will be held in the Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church, West Wheatfield Township, at 11 a.m. Friday with Rev. Dwayne Burfield officiating. Interment will be made at Mt. Tabor Cemetery, West Wheatfield Township. Military services will be accorded by the Blairsville VFW Post 5821. A tree will be planted in living memory of Donald H. Faith.