Duane W. Snyder

DUANE W. SNYDER Duane W. Snyder, 88, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012, in Sebring. He was born January 29, 1923, to Ernest Elwood and Gurney L. (Showalter) Snyder in Charlottesville, Virginia, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1989, coming from Ft. Myers Beach, formerly of the Waynesboro, VA area. He was retired from the textile industry as Director of Research for Crompton Shenandoah in Waynesboro, VA and was a veteran of the U.S. Army Medical Corps, serving from 1942-1946 during World War II. He was a private pilot and was a member of Emmanuel United Church of Christ and Golf Hammock Golf and Country Club. He is survived by his closest friend, Carolyn Frye of Sebring; daughters, G. Ann Snyder of Boulder, CO and Connie H. Snyder of Sebring; four nieces and two nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years,Doris Buhrman Snyder. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Emmanuel United Church of Christ in Sebring, with Rev. George Miller officiating. Memorial donations may be made in his memory to the West Sebring Volunteer Fire Department or Highlands County Humane Society. Arrangements were entrusted to: Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home Sebring, Florida 33870 863-385-0125 www.stephensonnelsonfh.com