Robert Leo Wyscarver

Robert Leo Wyscarver, 92, of Quaker City, passed away Monday (August 27, 2012) at Emerald Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Barnesville. He was born June 12, 1920 in Beaver Township/Noble County, son of the late William and Myrtle (Buyas) Wyscarver. He was a 1938 graduate of Batesville High School. Mr. Wyscarver was a US Navy veteran, having served during WWII. He was employed with V.O. Menuez of Millersburg and later retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation. He was a life-long farmer and a fifty-plus year member of Grange. In his younger years, he enjoyed baseball, golf, bowling, fast pitch softball, and horseshoes. On February 2, 1939 he married Grace Marie Long, who passed away May 30, 2008. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Pearl House; and a daughter-in-law, Connie Wyscarver. He leaves a daughter, Joyce (& David) Wehr of Beallsville; three sons, Ronald Wyscarver of Barnesville, Gerry (& Dorothy) Wyscarver of Westerville, and Richard (& Sheryl) Wyscarver of Quaker City; three sisters, Marie Stoneburner of Salesville, Dorothy McKinistry of Huntington Beach CA, and Lucille (& Emerson) Christman of Cambridge; ten grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; a special niece, Shelly Lucas; and a special friend, Sally Dingus. Family and friends may call on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Thorn-Black Funeral Home, Quaker City, and also on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Funeral services will be held Thursday (August 30, 2012) at 11 a.m. at Thorn-Black Funeral Home, Quaker City, with Pastor Mark Slay officiating. Burial will be at Friends Cemetery, with military graveside services conducted by the Guernsey County Veterans Council. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Robert's name may be made to one of the following organizations: 1) Kennonsburg United Methodist Church, 57599 Kennonsburg Road, Quaker City OH 43773; 2) Quaker City Fire Department, PO Box 326, Quaker City OH 43773; or 3) Hospice of Guernsey, Inc., PO Box 1165, Cambridge OH 43725.