Box 731, Parkesburg, PA 19365.įuneral services have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg. by Jack Handey ( 197 ) 2.99 Jack Handey is one of America's favorite humorists, from his New Yorker pieces to his Deep Thoughts books and Saturday Night Live sketches. Want more inspiration Browse our search results. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Jack's memory to the Parkesburg Baptist Youth Group, c/o Parkesburg Baptist Church at the above address or the Parkesburg Point Youth Ministry, P.O. Inspirational designs, illustrations, and graphic elements from the worlds best designers. Family and friends are also invited to attend the viewing at the church on Wednesday, July 22 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. He was preceded in death by a son John Patrick Handy and a daughter Elizabeth 'Betsy' Handy.įuneral services will be held on Thursday, Jat 11:00 am from the Parkesburg Baptist Church, 103 West St., Parkesburg, PA 19365 followed by interment at Upper Octorara Cemetery, Parkesburg. He is survived, in addition to his wife, by two daughters Ginny, wife of Jamie Schempp and Sally, wife of Charles Meyer, all of Parkesburg, seven grandchildren Jamison, Jansen and Carson Schempp, Joe, Grace, Elizabeth and Sara Meyer, and one sister Barbara, wife of Ronald Gehret of Reading. He was also an active volunteer at the Octorara School. Jack was a member of the Parkesburg Baptist Church for over 53 years, where, for many years, he taught Sunday School, was a youth advisor and took youth on service mission trips for over 25 years. He continued to work for the Althouse School Bus Transportation Co. The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face. He has written several humor books, including, most recently, Untrue Stories of Fiction. Jack retired from PECO Energy in 1995 and from the Octorara School District in 2008. DENIS LEARY In schools, you can always identify the children who. Jack Handey is Jack Handey has contributed to The New Yorker since 1987. In 1964 he enlisted in the US Army Corp of Engineers and received the Bronze Star Medal for valor while serving in Vietnam. He was a graduate of Octorara High School and Penn State Wyomissing Campus. He was the husband of Carol Grimm Handy with whom he shared over 39 years of marriage.īorn on in West Grove, he was the son of the late Samuel M. > gets right back on you, I think you should buck him off right away. > If you're a horse, and someone gets on you, and falls off, and then. > usually feel a lot better, and no harm done. He lived in Parkesburg most of his life and had a deep love for his Church, Family and his Farm that he worked for over 60 years. > the side of it's head with a note that says 'You.' After that I.

Samuel John 'Jack' Handy, 65, of Parkesburg, died on Saturday, Jat the Tel Hai Nursing Home, after a long battle with cancer.

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