Galen Kenneth Graymire, 96, of Harrod died at 3:15 a.m., May 5, 2011, at Richland Manor, Bluffton.

He was born Jan. 19, 1915, in Allen County to Hiram and Alma Fox Graymire. On Dec. 5, 1939, he married Hazel E. Riggle and she preceded him in death on Oct. 12, 1994.

Mr. Graymire was retired from the Lima Ford Engine Plant. He had been residing in Florida since 1984 where he was a member of the Mackintosh United Methodist Church and the Mackintosh Lions Club.

He was a1933 graduate of Lafayette-Jackson High School where he was on the basketball team.

Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis (Billy) Marchal, three grandchildren, Jeffrey Marchal, Joseph Marchal and Judith Bronson, three great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren, two brothers, Orvin (Vera) Plaugher of Waynesfield, Harold (Louetta) Plaugher of Westminster, two sisters, Wilma Hartman of Westminster, Zora Masters of Lima and a special nephew, Kevin Plaugher.

Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Chiles-Laman Funeral Home, Bluffton. Dan Amstutz will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Bridge Hospice.