Donald D. Mix

Donald D. Mix

COUDERSPORT, Pa. – Donald Duane Mix, 76, of Coudersport, formerly of Shinglehouse, Pa., and Bolivar, N.Y., passed away on Friday (October 9, 2015) at UPMC Hamot, Erie, after a short illness.
     Born on March 24, 1939, in Shinglehouse, he was the eldest son of John Dayton Mix and Ethel Pauline Haynes Mix
     Mr. Mix worked as a tool dresser on his father’s oil rig for years and also was employed as a factory worker and laborer.
     Although he had moved to several locations throughout his life, he always volunteered with the local fire department wherever he lived, especially in Bolivar and Shinglehouse, having been a member of both the Shinglehouse Volunteer Fire Department and the Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department.
     Surviving are three children, Dayton D. (Gay) Mix of Clarks Mills, John P. (Judy) Mix of Roulette, and Laura Mix Rutherford of Montgomery, Ala.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one brother, Theodore G. (Bonnie) Mix of Shinglehouse; and one sister, Nancy JoAnne Mix of Coudersport; and several nieces and nephews.
     A memorial Service will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 19, 2015 at the Shinglehouse United Methodist Church, 201 North Lincoln Street, Shinglehouse, with the Rev. Dayton D. Mix, Mr. Mix’s son, and the Rev. Becky L. Edwards, pastor, officiating.
     In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the family to assist with expenses, in care of Dayton Mix, P.O. Box 50, Clarks Mills, PA 16114.
     Arrangements are under the direction of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse, PA.