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Paul F. “Wimpy” Funston

Paul F. “Wimpy” Funston, 83, of Muncy, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, at UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport.

Born Sept. 28, 1934, in Muncy, he was a son of the late Fredrick Funston and Virginia (Border) Funston Weaver. On Dec. 30, 2006, he married the former Fae (Parks) Frank, who survives. Together they celebrated 11 years of marriage.

Wimpy was a 1954 graduate of Muncy High School. He was a sheet metal worker at the former Sprout-Waldron, now Andritz, for 24 years and simultaneously was the owner of Funston Trailer Sales, Muncy.

Wimpy was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Muncy.

A gun enthusiast, he enjoyed target shooting and hunting in his earlier years. Wimpy loved camping and traveling to Florida in the winter. With his machinery knowledge, he was an avid sheet metal and wood worker. Wimpy was also fond of biking.

Surviving in addition to his wife are one daughter and son-in-law, Athena and Richard Snyder, of Muncy; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey and Cindy Funston and Joel and Bonnie Funston, all of Muncy; a stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Monica and Daryl Peters, of Lebanon; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Barbara and Oakley Spring, of Muncy, and Betty Olsen Shook, of Arizona; four grandchildren, Hollie McElroy, Cory and Cody Funston and Megan Bradley; five stepgrandchildren, Leilani, Joshua, Anthony, Elise and CeCe Peters; and two great-granddaughters, Makenna McElroy and London Bradley.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his first wife, the former Shirley Confer; stepfather, George Weaver; daughter-in-law, Virginia (Clayton) Funston; sister, Mary Rohm; stepbrother, Ralph Weaver; stepsister, Charlotte Weaver; and a granddaughter, Melissa Snyder.

Friends will be received from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, at Grace Baptist Church, 5471 Clarkstown Road, Muncy, where the funeral will be held at noon with his pastor, the Rev. Charles Teffeteller, officiating.

Burial will follow in the Muncy Cemetery.

The family will provide the flowers and suggests memorial contributions be made to Grace Baptist Church, 5471 Clarkstown Road, Muncy, PA 17756.

The family is being assisted by Grenoble’s, 121 S. Main St., Muncy.

Expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.grenoblefuneralhome.com.