Lorain R. "Cy" Christy Sr., 81, of Coal Street died at 4:10 a.m. Tuesday at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born in Butler, Dec. 16, 1924, he was the son of Silas H. Christy and Estella Fay Christy Fair.

He was a Presbyterian.

Mr. Christy retired from the labor department at Armco-Butler Works in 1986.

During World War II, he served in the Army's 187th Regiment, 11th Airborne Division. He was a life member of the Joseph T. Black VFW Post 249 and the Disabled American Veterans.

He is survived by his wife, Helen C. Gillis Christy, whom he married April 3, 1946; three sons, Lorain R. Christy Jr. and Patricia Weber of Butler, James H. Christy and his wife, Karen, of Allison Park and D'Wayne G. Christy and his fiancée Heidi Holoweckyj of Butler; and two daughters, Carolyn J. Christy and Charles Caraballo of Bloomingdale, N.J., and Penny Christy and Dino Bearer of Nanty Glo.

Nine grandchildren Ben, Joel, Jherek, Micah, Mairenn and Matthew Christy, Elizabeth Rome, Camerin Caraballo and Jessie Bearer; five great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews also survive.

He was preceded in death by a sister and a brother.

<B>CHRISTY </B>— Friends of Lorain R. "Cy" Christy, who died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the <B>THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME</B>, 124 E. North St. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Mary Jane Fullerton of the Community United Methodist Church of Aspinwall, officiating. Burial will follow at the Greenlawn Burial Estates, Mount Chestnut.Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Southwestern Regional Office, One Station Square Drive, The Landmarks Building, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.Members of the Joseph T. Black VFW Post 249 will hold military honors at the cemetery.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.