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In Memory of
Garner Franklin
Klair
Klair
1915 - 2016
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Obituary for Garner Franklin Klair
Garner Franklin Klair, 101, passed away on September 15, 2016 at Elmcroft of Martinsburg.
Born May 22, 1915 in Columbia, PA he was the son of the late John and Mary Klair.
He was a 1936 graduate of Millersville State Teacher’s College, PA.
He taught math and industrial arts at Glen Burnie High School, Md from 1936-1958. There he met a beautiful home economics teacher, Ruth Grier, whom he was married to for 38 years, until her death in 1978. Upon retirement from his Nationwide Insurance business he remarried, and he and his wife Lois moved to Leesburg FL.
He was a very caring man who loved his family dearly. He played the piano, accordion,
harmonica, enjoyed woodworking and whittling, and played tennis until he was 91 years old.
In 2010 he moved to Martinsburg to be near his two daughters Susan Bucey and husband, Jerry, of Shepherdstown, and Sally Thomas and husband, Ray, of Martinsburg. He is also survived by his grandchildren Eric, Mindy(Yard) and Scott Bucey and their families, Dylan and Evan Thomas and their families, and his sister Dorothy McGinness.
He was preceded in death by his sister Phyllis Groome and sister-in-law Elinore Grier.
Reaching the milestone of 100 years was very exciting for him. He counted the days until the
“2nd anniversary of his 50th birthday.”
A memorial service will be held at Deer Creek United Methodist Church Forest Hill, MD at a later date.
Donations may be made to the Salvation Army or Hospice.
Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Home.
Born May 22, 1915 in Columbia, PA he was the son of the late John and Mary Klair.
He was a 1936 graduate of Millersville State Teacher’s College, PA.
He taught math and industrial arts at Glen Burnie High School, Md from 1936-1958. There he met a beautiful home economics teacher, Ruth Grier, whom he was married to for 38 years, until her death in 1978. Upon retirement from his Nationwide Insurance business he remarried, and he and his wife Lois moved to Leesburg FL.
He was a very caring man who loved his family dearly. He played the piano, accordion,
harmonica, enjoyed woodworking and whittling, and played tennis until he was 91 years old.
In 2010 he moved to Martinsburg to be near his two daughters Susan Bucey and husband, Jerry, of Shepherdstown, and Sally Thomas and husband, Ray, of Martinsburg. He is also survived by his grandchildren Eric, Mindy(Yard) and Scott Bucey and their families, Dylan and Evan Thomas and their families, and his sister Dorothy McGinness.
He was preceded in death by his sister Phyllis Groome and sister-in-law Elinore Grier.
Reaching the milestone of 100 years was very exciting for him. He counted the days until the
“2nd anniversary of his 50th birthday.”
A memorial service will be held at Deer Creek United Methodist Church Forest Hill, MD at a later date.
Donations may be made to the Salvation Army or Hospice.
Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Home.
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