Shirley Meril Ater, age 86 of 75135 Dry Ridge Road, Freeport died at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 20, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born April 12, 1924 in Little Hocking, Ohio, he was a son of the late Perley Rowland Ater and Mary Grace Stephens Ater. His mother died when he was two years old and he was raised by his grandparents, Auzro and Laura Ater.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving his country from October 9, 1941 to April 23, 1947.
He worked as a millwright in the Parkersburg area and worked on Lock 19 on the Ohio River until coming to Piedmont in 1964. He was employed by the US Army Corp of Engineers and was project supervisor of Piedmont Dam from December 1964 until he retired in the spring of 1981.
He was a member of the Freeport United Methodist Church, the VFW Stillwater Post 6815, Flushing American Legion, and the Freeport Sportsman Club. He loved to tinker and repair things. He also liked to restore and refinish furniture and woodwork.
Shirley with the help of his family and friends built his dream log home on Dry Ridge Road where he and Jean spent their retirement years. He was very particular with his daughters and sons-in-law when helping with the roof.
His wife of sixty-two years, Emma Jean Farley Ater, survives. They were married June 26, 1948.
Also surviving are his four daughters: Monica (Jerry) Huntsman of Nellie, Pam Harding of Uhrichsville, Peggy (John) Milliken of Moorefield, and Patsy (Dean) Brown of Port Clinton; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Martin and Elizabeth Chapman; and three brothers, Dallas Ater, Perley R. Ater, Jr., and Paul V. Ater.
Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 23, in the Freeport United Methodist Church with Pastor Paul Turner officiating. Military service and burial will follow in Greenmont Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held in Koch Funeral Home, 216 South High Street, Freeport on Monday, November 22, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made in Shirley's memory to Hospice of Guernsey and Hospice of Tuscarawas.
--Koch Funeral Home
Born April 12, 1924 in Little Hocking, Ohio, he was a son of the late Perley Rowland Ater and Mary Grace Stephens Ater. His mother died when he was two years old and he was raised by his grandparents, Auzro and Laura Ater.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving his country from October 9, 1941 to April 23, 1947.
He worked as a millwright in the Parkersburg area and worked on Lock 19 on the Ohio River until coming to Piedmont in 1964. He was employed by the US Army Corp of Engineers and was project supervisor of Piedmont Dam from December 1964 until he retired in the spring of 1981.
He was a member of the Freeport United Methodist Church, the VFW Stillwater Post 6815, Flushing American Legion, and the Freeport Sportsman Club. He loved to tinker and repair things. He also liked to restore and refinish furniture and woodwork.
Shirley with the help of his family and friends built his dream log home on Dry Ridge Road where he and Jean spent their retirement years. He was very particular with his daughters and sons-in-law when helping with the roof.
His wife of sixty-two years, Emma Jean Farley Ater, survives. They were married June 26, 1948.
Also surviving are his four daughters: Monica (Jerry) Huntsman of Nellie, Pam Harding of Uhrichsville, Peggy (John) Milliken of Moorefield, and Patsy (Dean) Brown of Port Clinton; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Martin and Elizabeth Chapman; and three brothers, Dallas Ater, Perley R. Ater, Jr., and Paul V. Ater.
Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 23, in the Freeport United Methodist Church with Pastor Paul Turner officiating. Military service and burial will follow in Greenmont Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held in Koch Funeral Home, 216 South High Street, Freeport on Monday, November 22, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made in Shirley's memory to Hospice of Guernsey and Hospice of Tuscarawas.
--Koch Funeral Home
Shirley Meril Ater, age 86 of 75135 Dry Ridge Road, Freeport died at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 20, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born April 12, 1924 in Little Hocking, Ohio, he was a son of the late Perley Rowland Ater and Mary Grace Stephens Ater. His mother died when he was two years old and he was raised by his grandparents, Auzro and Laura Ater.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving his country from October 9, 1941 to April 23, 1947.
He worked as a millwright in the Parkersburg area and worked on Lock 19 on the Ohio River until coming to Piedmont in 1964. He was employed by the US Army Corp of Engineers and was project supervisor of Piedmont Dam from December 1964 until he retired in the spring of 1981.
He was a member of the Freeport United Methodist Church, the VFW Stillwater Post 6815, Flushing American Legion, and the Freeport Sportsman Club. He loved to tinker and repair things. He also liked to restore and refinish furniture and woodwork.
Shirley with the help of his family and friends built his dream log home on Dry Ridge Road where he and Jean spent their retirement years. He was very particular with his daughters and sons-in-law when helping with the roof.
His wife of sixty-two years, Emma Jean Farley Ater, survives. They were married June 26, 1948.
Also surviving are his four daughters: Monica (Jerry) Huntsman of Nellie, Pam Harding of Uhrichsville, Peggy (John) Milliken of Moorefield, and Patsy (Dean) Brown of Port Clinton; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Martin and Elizabeth Chapman; and three brothers, Dallas Ater, Perley R. Ater, Jr., and Paul V. Ater.
Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 23, in the Freeport United Methodist Church with Pastor Paul Turner officiating. Military service and burial will follow in Greenmont Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held in Koch Funeral Home, 216 South High Street, Freeport on Monday, November 22, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made in Shirley's memory to Hospice of Guernsey and Hospice of Tuscarawas.
--Koch Funeral Home
Born April 12, 1924 in Little Hocking, Ohio, he was a son of the late Perley Rowland Ater and Mary Grace Stephens Ater. His mother died when he was two years old and he was raised by his grandparents, Auzro and Laura Ater.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving his country from October 9, 1941 to April 23, 1947.
He worked as a millwright in the Parkersburg area and worked on Lock 19 on the Ohio River until coming to Piedmont in 1964. He was employed by the US Army Corp of Engineers and was project supervisor of Piedmont Dam from December 1964 until he retired in the spring of 1981.
He was a member of the Freeport United Methodist Church, the VFW Stillwater Post 6815, Flushing American Legion, and the Freeport Sportsman Club. He loved to tinker and repair things. He also liked to restore and refinish furniture and woodwork.
Shirley with the help of his family and friends built his dream log home on Dry Ridge Road where he and Jean spent their retirement years. He was very particular with his daughters and sons-in-law when helping with the roof.
His wife of sixty-two years, Emma Jean Farley Ater, survives. They were married June 26, 1948.
Also surviving are his four daughters: Monica (Jerry) Huntsman of Nellie, Pam Harding of Uhrichsville, Peggy (John) Milliken of Moorefield, and Patsy (Dean) Brown of Port Clinton; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Martin and Elizabeth Chapman; and three brothers, Dallas Ater, Perley R. Ater, Jr., and Paul V. Ater.
Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 23, in the Freeport United Methodist Church with Pastor Paul Turner officiating. Military service and burial will follow in Greenmont Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held in Koch Funeral Home, 216 South High Street, Freeport on Monday, November 22, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made in Shirley's memory to Hospice of Guernsey and Hospice of Tuscarawas.
--Koch Funeral Home
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