Clarence E. Burghy Sr.
Korean War veteran enjoyed sports
Clarence E. Burghy Sr., 80, of Waynesburg, died Saturday, October 5, 2013, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va.
He was born November 7, 1932, in Bannock, Ohio, a son of the late Ralph and Gertrude Elrick Burghy.
Mr. Burghy was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, during which he received a Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts.
After his career in the Army, he worked as a crane operator with Timken Roller Bearing in Canton, Ohio.
He enjoyed going to auctions, football, wrestling, fishing and feeding his squirrels.
Mr. Burghy was a member of the American Legion Post 330, the D.A.V. No. 123 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 4793, all of Waynesburg.
On December 28, 1981, he married Shirley Whipkey, who survives.
Also surviving are 11 children, Clarence E. and Michelle Burghy Jr. of Sierra Vista, Ariz., Timothy Burghy of Waynesburg, Katherine and Matthew Hayburn of Markleysburg, William and Ceda Burghy of Morgantown, Eric and Deborah Ritthaler of Alpena, Mich., Sharon McGilton of Waynesburg, Christine and Michael Cox of Canton, John Burghy of Waynesburg, Ronda and William Cain of Waynesburg, Rosemary and Timothy Bird of Waynesburg and Carla Lemley of Crucible; 18 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Charles E. and Terri Burghy of Cadiz, Ohio, and Kenneth Burghy and Cheryl Burr of Barnesville, Ohio; two sisters, Sara Lyons and Rosela Lowder, both of Canton.
Deceased are two sons, Ronald Burghy and Ralph Burghy; a brother, Ralph Burghy Jr. and two sisters, Penny Bennett and Mary Burghy.
Friends and family will be received from 3 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday in Behm Funeral Home, 182 W. High Street, Waynesburg, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 10. Interment to follow in Greene County Memorial Park, Waynesburg. Military Rites will be accorded by the U.S. Army and the American Legion Post No. 330, Waynesburg.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.behmfh.com.