George H.
Strong, 86, of Port Allegany, PA, passed away on Sunday, September 7th,
2014, in the Bradford Regional Medical Center, Bradford.
He
was born June 23, 1928 in Akron, OH, a son of George and Ethel Morgan
Strong. On October 1, 1950, in Richmond, IN, he married Gloria A.
Stover, who survives.
George graduated from
Kenmore High School in 1946. He was drafted and pitched for minor league
teams, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox until the summer of
1950. Korean War Veteran
He served in the U.S. Army 24th Infantry Division as a point scout and was wounded in Korea and received the Purple Heart.
He
was employed by Fairlawn Supply as a concrete salesman and then
superintendent of J. P. Loomis Company. He served as a commander of VFW
Post 1089. He was active as a baseball manager for both VFW and American
Legion teams. In 1980, he relocated to Port Allegany and sold tires for
Tri County Tire, retiring in 2001. George was a member of First
Presbyterian Church of Port Allegany.
In
addition to his wife, Gloria, of 63 years, he leaves two daughters,
Teresa (Ted) Good, Vicki (Rick) Fleming, 3 sons George (Lesa) Strong,
Robert (Sandra) Strong and a son at home, Hugh D. Strong. He had 7
grandchildren, Catherine Brulport, Sarah Strong, Aaron Strong, Tiffany
Klein, Bryan Strong, Jeremy Fleming, Nick Fleming, and 6 great
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Eddith Fisher and
Christine Schertz.
Visitation will be held on
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., 105
Main St., Port Allegany, from 5-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 11 A.M., in the First Presbyterian Church of
Port Allegany, with the Rev. Garen Smith, pastor, officiating. He will
be buried with full Military Honors in Ohio Western Reserve National
Cemetery, Rittman, OH.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Port Allegany, 12 Church Street, Port Allegany, PA 16743.
Online condolences may be made at www.hartle-
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