Wally Basinger was football announcer for over 30 year at PGHS
Wallace “Wally” Dale Basinger, 90, died on Jan. 29, 2019, at his home in Pandora. Wally was born May 20, 1928, in Riley Township, Putnam County, Ohio, to the late Homer and Ella (Badertscher) Basinger. On June 6, 1954, he married Mary Jo Hitchcock and she passed away on Feb. 16, 1963. On April 2, 1965, he married Joan Montgomery and she preceded him in death on Oct. 6, 2014.
Wally retired from Wagner Buick-Nissan in Findlay where he was parts manager for 33 years. He was a member of the Pandora United Methodist Church. Wally served as a corporal in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1952. Wally was a 1946 graduate of Pandora High School. He was the football announcer for over 30 years at the Pandora-Gilboa football games.
Survivors include four sons, Brion (Elaine) Basinger of Pandora, Kevin (Heidi) Basinger of Cedarville, Bruce (Stacy) Basinger of Pandora, Tim (Amanda) Basinger of Bluffton; 10 grandchildren, Adam, Austin (Carrie), Amber, Abe (Jen), Jordan, Jenna, Jacob, Kelsey, Zachary and Isabella; one great grandchild, Elon Wallace Basinger; four sisters, Elnora (Jim) Stratton of Bluffton, Odula (Ray) Greenawalt of Bellevue, Michigan, Eileen (Maurice) Garmatter of Bluffton and Mary Lou (Bob) Emans of Luckey, Ohio.
Wallace was preceded in death by siblings, Josephine Firestine, Helen Scoles, Harold Basinger, Ralph Basinger, Nettie Mae Ferrall, Earl Basinger and two infant brothers, Clifford Basinger and Mark Basinger.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 2, at Pandora United Methodist Church. Pastor Duane Kemerley officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Pandora. Visitation will be Friday from 2 – 4 p.m. and 6 – 8 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services in Bluffton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Missions at Pandora United Methodist Church or Putnam County Hospice.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.chiles-lamanfh.com.
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