Snyder Sr.

Charles Arthur "Art" Snyder Sr., 101, formerly of Euclid and Muddy Creek Drive, died Tuesday at Sunnyview Home.

Born July 22, 1904, in Butler County, he was the son of Ottis L. and Jenny Wigton Snyder.

He had been a steelworker, coal miner and construction worker at a number of companies, including Gulf Oil Co., Bethlehem Steel, Pullman Standard, Craig Saul Coal Co. and Eagle Coal Co., from where he retired at the age of 85.

Mr. Snyder was a member of the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Prospect.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Rayford (Charlotte M.) Allen, Mrs. Philip (Doris J.) Rose and Mrs. Roy (Letitia A.) Brush, all of Johnstown; four sons, Charles A. Snyder of Greenbrier, Ark., George L. Snyder of Corry, Erie County, Orrie L. Snyder of Davidsville, Someset County, and the Rev. Ronald C. Snyder of Venice, Fla.; 35 grandchildren; 77 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren.

Three brothers, the Rev. Robert Snyder of Mechanicsburg, David Lloyd Snyder of Slippery Rock and Harry L. Snyder of Tarentum; and his former wife, Shirley Jean Roxberry, also survive.

He was preceded in death by three sons, a sister, a brother and a former wife.

<B>SNYDER </B>— Private services and burial for Charles Arthur "Art" Snyder, who died Tuesday, May 10, 2006, will be held at the convenience of the family.Arrangements are by the <B>William F. Young Funeral Home</B>, West Sunbury.Information also is available at www.youngfuneralhomes.com.