Violet J. BAIR, 82, of Route 103 south, McVeytown, died at 8:05 p.m.
Friday, May 10, 2002, at her home. Born Nov. 26, 1919, in Cambria
County, she was a daughter of the late James "Guy" Goshorn and the late
Luvania (Moore) Goshorn Daniels. She married Mearl E. Bair Jr. March 3,
1942. He preceded her in death March 3, 1944, in combat at Anzio
Beachhead while serving with Company A of the 4th Ranger Battalion,
Fifth Army, during World War II. A daughter, Mrs. Zane (Luvania)
Renninger of McVeytown, survives, as well as a granddaughter and
great-granddaughter and three nephews. Two sisters also survive: Mrs.
Margaret Wojnarek, Bethany Village, Horseheads, N.Y., and Mrs. Virginia
Jury, McVeytown. She was preceded in death by a brother, Austin Goshorn,
and by three infant brothers. Mrs. Bair was a member of the Newton
Hamilton United Methodist Church and a former member of the Ryde
Otterbein United Methodist Church for 30 years. She was a longtime
children's Sunday School teacher. She was a former cook at the Beacon
Lodge Camp for the Blind and the Newton Hamilton United Methodist
Training Camp. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May
15, at the Harshbarger Funeral Home, 3 S. Market St., McVeytown, with
the Rev. Robert A. Brown Sr. officiating. Interment will be made in
Newton Hamilton Cemetery.