Gene A. Myers Sr.

July 29, 1933 - January 9, 2017

Gene A. Myers, Sr. 83, of Slippery Rock, PA, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Butler, PA. He was born July 29, 1933 in Butler, PA, the son of the late Benjamin Myers and Hazel (Selfridge) Myers. As a teenager he played baseball and has fond memories of being a catcher when the semi pro baseball teams came to Pullman Park to practice. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed bowling, playing horseshoes and corn hole. He and his wife belonged to The Hunting and Fishing Club in East Butler. He participated in competitive archery and horseshoe tournaments. He Enlisted in the Army in 1951, was in the Anti-Aircraft Unit in Japan during the Korean War. Gene was a truck driver 19 years at Western Auto and a few other trucking companies before retirement. Surviving are his loving wife of 62 years, Ada (Johnson) Myers, 5 daughters, Debbie (Tom) Ewing of Butler, Pamela (Lee) Mrocek of Butler, Lori (Frank Sharbuno) Manfredi of Cocoa, FL, Sharon (John) Franasiak of Coco Beach, FL, and Wendy (Bob) Scanlon of Slippery Rock, PA, 12 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild, a sister, Karen Neyman of Saxonburg, Aunt, Ruth Swigart of Butler. He was preceded in death by his son, Gene "Buddy" Myers, Jr, his grandson, Evan Boy, and his sister, Carol "Sue" Ross. Friends will be received at Young Funeral Home, Ltd., 127 W. Jefferson St., Butler, on Saturday, January 14, 2017 from 11 AM until time of service at 1 PM with Pastor Jim Lewis officiating. Military honors at funeral home by VFW Post 249 and Lyndora Legion Post 778. Private interment in the Butler County Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to V.A. Butler Healthcare Hospice, 325 New Castle St., Butler, PA 16001.