Hartle

George F. Hartle, 55, of Euclid Road went to be with our Lord and his son, Randy, on Monday after a long battle with lung cancer.

Born March 9, 1951, in Butler, he was a son of Betty Mae Parkinson Hartle and the late George Elmer Hartle.

He had been a truck driver for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. He had also driven for other companies and worked in landscaping.

Mr. Hartle was a disabled Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the VFW and American Legion posts in Butler.

He was a member of the Butler Wesleyan Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife Sara Jean Everetts Hartle, whom he married Aug. 22, 1969; a son, Christopher F. Hartle of Alexandria, Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Tim (Georgia S.) Yelton of Lancaster, S.C., and Mrs. John (Becky J.) Deal of Butler; and two granddaughters, Madison and Merideth Yelton of Lancaster, S.C.

He also is survived by his mother of Butler; three sisters, Mrs. Joe (Rose) Stephenson of Prospect and Mrs. Dana (Sally) Perkins and Mrs. Tom (Nancy) Guidotti, both of Butler; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Mark Hartle of Freedom, and Jim and April Hartle of Butler; in-laws, William and Delphine Everetts, Mary Ann Deal and Howard and Bobbie Cox, all of Butler; and 31 nieces and nephews.

A son, Randy E. Hartle, died Oct. 19, 2002.

<B>HARTLE </B>— Friends of George F. Hartle, who died Monday, Aug. 14, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. James Lynn, his church pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at the West Sunbury Union Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Butler Wesleyan Methodist Church, 590 Protzman Road, Butler, PA 16001.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.