GOSHEN —
Donald L. Stringfellow, 78, of Goshen, died at his home at 5:54 a.m. Wednesday. He had an extended illness.
He was born Nov. 3, 1931, in Goshen to James and Goldie Shoemaker Stringfellow. He married Nellie A. Hixson April 25, 1954, in New Paris. She died Jan. 5, 2002. He lived most of his life in New Paris, but spent six years in Florida.
Surviving is one son, Kim (Debra) Stingfellow of Louisville, Ken.; two daughters, Cyndie Stringfellow, also of Louisville, and Anita (Robert) Rink, Goshen; five grandchildren, Adam Chilton, Megan (Jerod) Erb, Bobbi (Scot) Croner, Lauren (Kyle) Carrick and Cassie Rink; and two great-grandsons, Gavin and Wyatt Erb.
He was preceded in death by his parents and six siblings, Myrtle Sheley and Walter, Marion, Joseph, Russel, Robert and James Stringfellow.
Donald was a graduate of Goshen High School class of 1949. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea from 1954 to 1956, after the conflict ended. He worked as a tool and die maker. He owned and operated Mold Engineering in Goshen and retired in 1995 from Atlas Engineering. He was a member of Zion Community Church. He was a private airplane pilot. He enjoyed golfing, talking on his HAM radio, and taking his dogs to the woods with his four-wheeler.
Friends and family may call Friday from 2 and 4 and 6 and 8 p.m. at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, at the funeral home. Officiating will be Pastor Chris Howell of Zion Community Church, Millersburg. Burial will follow at Violett Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Goshen Care at Home Hospice or Zion Community Church.
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