Donald L. Lamphiear

LAMPHIEAR, Donald L.
Kalamazoo Passed away June 19, 2008 at Borgess Hospital. Don was born May 21, 1935 in Kalamazoo, MI, the son of Cecil and Dorothy Hill Lamphiear and was a lifelong Kalamazoo resident. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953-57 during the Korean Conflict. Prior to his retirement, he was employed for 30 years at Union Camp. Don's hobbies included making gemstone jewelry, gardening, going to flea markets and was an avid old car buff. He was a life member of the Kalamazoo American Legion Post. Don was preceded in death by his wife Fannie Lamphiear in 2005 and by a brother Frederick Lamphiear. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, William and Allison Lamphiear of Kalamazoo; 2 grandchildren, Anthony Lamphiear and Kimberly Scott Poe, all of Kalamazoo; 2 great-granddaughters, Caley Lamphiear and Juliet Poe; a brother Melvin Carol Lamphiear of Huntington, IN and 3 sisters, Barbara LeRoy Hummel of Ft. Wayne, IN, Bonnie James Heffernan of Kalamazoo and Joyce Larry Grant of Portage; several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 11:00 o'clock Saturday in the chapel at Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery followed by military honors by the Comstock V.F.W. Post #6252. Friends may meet the family beginning at 10 am Saturday at the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions in Don's memory be made to Kairos Dwelling.