Paul Edson Dunham, Jr.
Paul Edson Dunham Jr., 71 years, of Gans, Pa., died on Friday, March 23, 2007, in his home with his loving family by his side. He was born April 21, 1935, in Cornish, Pa., the son of Sylvia Mae (Umble) Dunham of Gans and the late Paul E. Dunham Sr.
Paul was a member of Ss Cyril & Methodius Roman Catholic Church in Fairchance.
He was a retired Springhill Township Supervisor and a retired coalminer and former co-owner of Dunham Coal Company.
Paul was a devoted husband and father who enjoyed bowling, hunting and fishing but most of all spending time with his family.
His caring nature and fun loving personality will be missed by everyone who knew and loved him.
He was also predeceased by his loving grandson, Tyler O’Neil.
In addition to his mother, left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife of 52 years, Theresa (Riedmann) Dunham; the following children: Cindy and Randall O’Neil, Sharon Grimm, Paul and Kristen Dunham, and Trudy and Berle Pastories all of Smithfield, Pa., Ronald Dunham of Columbia, South Carolina, Roger and Lora Dunham of Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, and Tammy and George Elias Jr. of Brunswick, Ohio; the following grandchildren: Ryan O’Neil and his wife, Julie, Captain Joshua Grimm, Captain Joseph Grimm, Charity Grimm Krupa and her husband, Brian, Gene Grimm II and his wife, Amy, Adrienne Dunham, Rachael Dunham, Paul Dunham, Tiffany Hornberger, Justin Pastories, Jesse Elias and Paige Elias; the following great-grandchildren: Morgan Grimm, Madelyn Krupa, Wyatt Krupa and Hannah O’Neil; the following siblings: Pauline Weller, Jane Monahan, Donald Dunham, Audrey Strimel and Janet Franks; a very special aunt, Evelyn Takovich; and many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews and friends.
The family will receive friends in the DEAN C. WHITMARSH FUNERAL HOME, 134 West Church Street, Fairchance, Pa., today from 7 to 9 p.m., on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, until 10:30 a.m. when a Prayer Service will be held.
A Mass of Christian Burial follows at 11 a.m. in Ss. Cyril & Methodius Roman Catholic Church, Fairchance, with the Rev. Father Andrew M. Kawecki as Celebrant.
Interment will follow in Mount Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield, Pa.
Parish Wake Service will be held in the Funeral Home on Monday at 3 p.m.
The Confraternity of Christian Mothers will recite the Rosary at 6:30 p.m.