Fred Emerson Fonner

Saturday, January 17, 1998

Fred Emerson Fonner

Served as medic in Korean War
Fred Emerson Fonner, 65, of Triadelphia R.D.2, W.Va., formerly of No. 2 Ridge, Dallas, W.Va., died Thursday, January 15, 1998, in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, W.Va.

He was born August 25, 1932, in Prosperity, a son of Tom and Stella Brooks Fonner.
Mr. Fonner was a veteran of the Korean War. He served in the U.S. Army as a medic.
He attended Dallas United Methodist Church.
He was formerly employed in construction and enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren.
On January 27, 1968, in Cameron, W.Va., he married Clara Burkey, who survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Ronnie Fonner of Lancaster, Donnie Durbin and Fred Fonner II, both of Triadelphia, W.Va.; two daughters, Connie Puskar of Pennsylvania, and Lisa Scott of Dallas, W.Va.; three brothers, Thomas Fonner of Ocala, Fla., Herman Fonner and Marvin Lee Fonner, both of Dallas, W.Va.; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are two brothers, Martin and Norman Fonner.