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Gary Lee Pike
Gary Lee Pike age 59, of Greenville, Ohio passed away at 9:55 A.M. on
Thursday, January 16, 2014 at his residence after a long courageous
battle with cancer. Gary was born February 7, 1954 in Morgantown, West
Virginia to Paul & Thelma (Clark) Pike of Englewood, Ohio.
Gary is survived by his wife, Linda (Simmons) Pike; step children,
Tracy & Dan Beachy, Christine & Stacy Moody and Brian &
Jenni Sanders; 7 step grandchildren; brothers & sisters-in-law,
David & Bobbi Pike and Robert & Mary Pike; sister, Janet Rader;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Gary retired from the Union City Body Company in Union City, Indiana
and transferred to Navistar in Springfield, Ohio where he had a total
of 40 years of service.
Gary was an active volunteer of the Darke County Parks where he
volunteered a lot of his time and served as President of the Friends of
the Park. Gary loved astronomy and loved showing people the different
stars and planets; he started a star gazer club at the Darke County
Parks. Gary was a member of the Stillwater Astronomy Club at Brukner
Nature Center in Troy. He loved his grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Gary was a good man whose selfless acts of kindness and giving will
never be forgotten.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, January 22,
2014 at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home in Greenville with Pastor Janet
Rader officiating. Burial will follow in Greenville Township Memorial
Garden in Darke County. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from
4:00 to 8:00 P.M. and Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. at the
funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer
Association of Darke County, State of the Heart Hospice or Darke County
Parks. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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