EARL F. FURNISS, 83
EARL F. FURNISS, 83, passed away Monday, August 3, 2009, at V.A. Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born June 16, 1926, he was the son of the late Frank and Dessie (Darling) Furniss. He was an Army World War II veteran and a Route Salesman for Troy Towel Supply. He married Erma L. McAbee on October 11, 1947; she survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Robert, Richard and Randolph Furniss; two daughters, Dianna Auer and Cynthia Pappert; three brothers, Harold, Jack and James Furniss; two sisters, Dorothy Bradtmiller and Sally Hutchinson; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was Friday, August 7, at Covington Memorial Funeral Home. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens.
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