Lanham, Ira Glen
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WOOSTER -- Ira Glen Lanham, 77, of Wooster, died Thursday morning, Feb. 13, 2003, at his home.
Memorial services will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster, where the family will receive friends following the service.
Those who wish may make contributions to American Heart Association, Ohio Valley Affiliate, P.O. Box 182039, Dept. 013, Columbus 43218-2039; or to Wayne County Humane Society, 1161 Mechanicsburg Road, P.O. Box 266, Wooster 44691.
He was born Oct. 10, 1925, in Charleston, W.Va., to Ira and Helen (Bennett) Lanham and married Sylvia Morgan. She died in 1997.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving aboard the USS Dauphin in the Pacific Theater and retired from the Central Exterminating Co. as district manager. After retirement, he worked part-time for Federated Auto Parts.
He was a member of the Eagles Lodge, Wooster Moose Lodge, Wooster Elks Lodge, Ebenezer Lodge 33 F&AM and Loudonville American Legion.
Surviving are children, Christine (John) Gordon of Novi, Mich., Michael (Jody) Lanham and Tracy Renner, both of Wooster; eight grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and half-brothers, Bobby and Johnny Fyfe, both of California.
[Source: The Daily Record (Wooster) Obituaries, February 14, 2003]