Grant Emory Haire1,2,3,4

M, (27 April 1907 - 22 June 1973)
     Grant Emory Haire was born on 27 April 1907 at Cogan Station, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2,3,1 He was the son of George W. Haire and Myrtle Mae Roller.1 Grant Emory Haire married, at age 27, Helen S. Pepperman, age 26, daughter of Charles Ellsworth Pepperman and Sallie Edith Waltz, on Tuesday, 10 July 1934 at Maple Springs Evangelical Church, Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1 Grant Emory Haire died on 22 June 1973 at age 66 years, 1 month and 26 days.2,3,5 He was buried on 26 June 1973 in the Twin Hills Memorial Park, located in Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend Gerald G. Heilman.1,2
     His obituary was published on 22 June 1973 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:

     GRANT E. HAIRE

Grant Emory Haire, 66, of 814 Funston Avenue, died at 3:20 a.m. today, Friday, June 22, 1973, in the Williamsport Hospital. He was admitted May 31 as a medical patient.

Born April 27, 1907, in Cogan Station, he was a son of George and Myrtle Roller Haire.

He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and on its board of trustees. Mr. Haire retired recently as a maintenance man at Lycoming College. He was a member of Lycova Grange 2006 and several county, state and national grange associations. He was also a member of John F. Laedlein Lodge 707, F&AM, and Williamsport Consistory.

Surviving are his wife, the former Helen S. Pepperman; a brother, Robert, of Linden; and three sisters, Miss Dorothy Haire, of Lewisburg, Mrs. Floyd Kinley, of Cogan Station RD 2, and Mrs. Jacob Gamble, of Winter Haven, Fla.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sanders', 821 Diamond Street, with his pastor, the Rev. Gerald G. Heilman, officiating. Burial will be in Twin Hills Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. The family will provide the flowers.1
According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Grant's last known residence was Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.3

     Grant Emory Haire was listed in the obituary of Dorothy M. Haire, on 27 November 1999 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, as her deceased brother.4
Last Edited=5 Aug 2006

Citations

  1. [S845] Grant E. Haire obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, June 1973. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Johanna (Weiss) Edler (1915-1999) through out her life. Viewed in the home of her daughter Donna (Edler) Sayah on 1 June 1999, by Kevin Sholder. Donna Lee Edler, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, USA.
  2. [S846] Memorial card from the funeral of Grant E. Haire at Twin Hills Memorial Park. Presumably from a local funeral home in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 26 June 1973. The original funeral card was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Lena [Hafer] Bower (1915-1998). Viewed at her home, RD #5 (now Bower Road), Williamsport, PA in September of 1993, by Kevin Sholder. The scrapbook that contains this article is now owned by her daughter. Phyllis Jane Bower, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
  3. [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. GRANT HAIRE, birth listed as 27 Apr 1907, died listed as Jun 1973, issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Williamsport, Lycoming, PA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 22 May 2004.
  4. [S848] Dorothy M. Haire obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 27 November 1999. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
  5. [S847] Helen S. Haire obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 10 December 2002. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.