Homer L. Bird PARKERSBURG - Homer L. Bird, 75, of Parkersburg died Nov. 24, 1998, in Marietta Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was a native of Putnam County, a retired roustabout and lead man from Columbis Gas with 45 years' service, a Navy veteran of World War II and a member and deacon of Fairlawn Baptist Church. Surviving: wife, Wanda Jeffers Bird; daughter, Joyce Lorentz of Belpre, Ohio; sons, Barry Bird of Wichita, Kan., Dennis Bird of Newtown, Pa., Gregory Bird of Parkersburg; brothers, Noah Bird of St. Albans, Raymond Bird of Scott Depot; 16 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Fairlawn Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Yeager officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, Parkersburg, and one hour prior to service at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the National Parkinson Foundation or Fairlawn Baptist Church Building Fund. ______________________________________________________________________ West Virginia Gazette, 25 Nov 1998 ______________________________________________________________________ -- Allen Richmond • sciototrails@usa.net Scioto.org • http://www.scioto.org/ Scioto Trails • http://www.scioto.org/SciotoTrails/ In the asking comes sharing; in sharing comes knowledge; in knowledge comes wisdom which lasts a lifetime. --ar.