Thomas R. Dunbar, 85, of Butler passed away Saturday at the VNA Inpatient Hospice.

He was born April 27, 1932, in Glade Mills, the son of the late Howard M. and Rozella Hay Dunbar.

Tom was the Mars High School 1950 class president and graduated from Penn State University, where he was in Alpha-Delta Kappa Sigma Fraternity.

He was a registered professional engineer and had retired after 34 years of service from Armco.

He was a member of Christ Community United Methodist Church. He had served on the environmental committee of the Southwestern Regional Planning Commission and the State Chamber of Commerce Committee. He was a past president of the Meridian Little League. He loved hiking, being outdoors and baseball.

Surviving are his daughter, Susan (Kevin) Bailey of Orlean, Va.; his sons, Brady Richard Dunbar of Marienville and David Robert (Kristin) Dunbar of Greenville; his granddaughters, Jessica Dunbar of West Virginia and Cori Dunbar of Greenville; his grandson, Stephen Bailey of Orlean; and his brother, Paul H. (Lois) Dunbar of Butler.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Shirley Walker Dunbar, whom he married July 23, 1955, and who died Nov. 25, 2009; and his daughter, Pamela Jo Dunbar, who died Dec. 12, 2004.

DUNBAR — Friends of Thomas R. Dunbar, who died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Young Funeral Home, 127 W. Jefferson St., Butler. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with family friend, the Rev. Richard Carlson, and his pastor, the Rev. Bruce Gascoine, officiating. Private interment will be at the Butler County Memorial Park.

Contributions may be made to the Christ Community United Methodist Church, 206 N. Duffy Road, Butler, or VNA Inpatient Hospice, 115 Technology Drive, Butler, PA 16001 or Meals on Wheels, 102 Shannon Road, Renfrew, PA 16053.

For more information, visit www.youngfuneralhomes.com.