A native of East Brady, Pa., he was a son of the late George Edward and Catherine Zeitler Painter, graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, N. Y., past elder and member of Clarksville First Presbyterian Church, former vice president of Edwin L. Wiegand-Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company, retired vice president and general manager of Greenville Tube Corporation in Clarksville, World War II Air Force veteran, recipient of the Air Medal and was a B-17 Air Force flying fortress pilot. He was preceded in death by one sister, Lydia Sheakley.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Jacqueline Painter; one daughter, Debbie Painter Ford of Jacksonville; two sons, George William Painter of Waukesha, Wis., and Gary Lewis Painter of Highland, Calif.; three sisters, Emma Rogers and Ruth King, both of Sharon, Pa., and Louise Miller of East Brady, Pa.; and five grandchildren, Brian Painter and Christopher Painter, both of Wisconsin, Brandon Painter and Rachelle Painter, both of California, and Lauren Ford of Jacksonville.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 4, at the First Presbyterian Church in Clarksville with Rev. Lance Jones officiating. The body was cremated. Local arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, P. O. Box 1068, Clarksville, AR 72830
A native of East Brady, Pa., he was a son of the late George Edward and Catherine Zeitler Painter, graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, N. Y., past elder and member of Clarksville First Presbyterian Church, former vice president of Edwin L. Wiegand-Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company, retired vice president and general manager of Greenville Tube Corporation in Clarksville, World War II Air Force veteran, recipient of the Air Medal and was a B-17 Air Force flying fortress pilot. He was preceded in death by one sister, Lydia Sheakley.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Jacqueline Painter; one daughter, Debbie Painter Ford of Jacksonville; two sons, George William Painter of Waukesha, Wis., and Gary Lewis Painter of Highland, Calif.; three sisters, Emma Rogers and Ruth King, both of Sharon, Pa., and Louise Miller of East Brady, Pa.; and five grandchildren, Brian Painter and Christopher Painter, both of Wisconsin, Brandon Painter and Rachelle Painter, both of California, and Lauren Ford of Jacksonville.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 4, at the First Presbyterian Church in Clarksville with Rev. Lance Jones officiating. The body was cremated. Local arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, P. O. Box 1068, Clarksville, AR 72830
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