Robert G. Gire

      Robert G. Gire, 67, of Douds, died at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, in an industrial accident at Douds Stone Inc. rock mine in rural Hedrick.

      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Christ United Methodist Church in Douds, with the Rev. Ann Donat, the Rev. Phil Campbell and the Rev. David Albert officiating. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery north of Douds, with military rites by American Legion John Hyson Reneker Post No. 494 of Douds.

      Open visitation will begin at noon Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, where the family will be present from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.

      Memorials to Christ United Methodist Church or Douds Community Club may be left at the funeral home or church or may be mailed to the family at PO Box 173, Douds 52551.

      Mr. Gire was born July 28, 1941, in Kilbourn, the son of Emery R. and Marie Huisman Gire. He married Sandra K. Balmer Dec. 28, 1968, in Stockport.

To see the full obituary, read the Nov. 19, 2008, Fairfield Ledger.