Lefever Jr.

Lyle R. Lefever Jr., 84, of Valencia died Thursday at his home.

Born May 8, 1922, in Middlesex Township, he was the son of Lyle R. and Edythe Forsythe Lefever.

He served in the Army during World War II and was a lifelong truck driver.

Mr. Lefever was a member of the Clinton United Presbyterian Church. He also belonged to the Tri-State Country Music Association, the Harmony Moose Lodge and Butler American Legion Post 117.

He loved to dance, spend time with his family and gave generously to the South Central Food Bank at the Glade Run United Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are his wife, Ruth Grieneisen Lefever, whom he married Jan. 5, 1943; two sons, Lyle R. (Nance) Lefever III of Lexington, Ohio, and Charles Lefever of Valencia; four daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Carolyn) Graham of Butler, Mrs. John (Evelyn) Robbins and Sharon Lefever, both of Las Vegas, Nev., and Mrs. Dan (Lucinda) Kelly of Prospect; a brother, Leonard Lefever of California; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, and a large number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Rae, and a brother, Glenn Robert Lefever.

<B>LEFEVER</B> — Friends of Lyle R. Lefever Jr., who died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the <B>Fox Funeral Home</B>, 410 W. Main St., Saxonburg. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday the funeral home with the Rev. John Callahan officiating. Burial will follow at Lakewood Memorial Gardens.Information and condolences may be sent at www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.