Richard H. “Dick” Eaton, 90, of Port Royal, PA passed away at 10:14 a.m. on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at William Penn Health and Rehabilitation Center, Lewistown.
Born on September 21, 1934 in Lewistown, PA he was the son of the late Mack Eaton and Marie (Hampton) Eaton. On December 21, 1956 he married his wife, Joyce M. Eaton with whom he was blessed to share 59 years of marriage before her passing on September 10, 2016.
He is survived by his children, R. Mack Eaton, Rev. Dr. Brand W. Eaton and wife, Susan, Elaine M. Corman and husband, Gregg, Thelma E. Leister and husband, Gary and Joseph H. Eaton and wife, Niki. As well as nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Dick was preceded in death by a brother, Carl Eaton and sisters, Thelma Switzer and Donna Ball.
He served in the US Army where he was a fuel and electric rebuild specialist. He then worked at Standard Steel in Lewistown as a maintenance supervisor.
Dick was a member of the Port Royal United Methodist Church, the Union Lodge No. 324 F&AM, Tall Cedars of Lebanon and the Scottish Rite of Harrisburg. He enjoyed small game hunting and golfing when he was younger. Dick loved to read and watch sports like football, baseball and auto racing. He especially enjoyed going square dancing and bowling with his wife, Joyce, and spending time with his family. Most of his life he was a mechanic and enjoyed working on cars.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, November 1, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Brown Funeral Homes, Inc., 100 Bridge Street, Mifflintown, PA with Pastor Crystal Baumgardner officiating. Interment will take place at Old Church Hill Cemetery.
There will be a viewing from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Eaton's memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Port Royal United Methodist Church, 105 Fifth Street, Port Royal, PA 17082.
Online condolences and tributes can be shared with the family at www.brownfuneralhomesinc.com.
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Photo of Richard and Joyce Eaton that appeared in a 2005-06 Photo Directory of Port Royal Methodist Church members. (The photos were taken by Olan Mills Studios.)
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Photo of Richard from the 1951 Tuscarora Valley High School Yearbook.
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TVHS 1951 SENIOR CLASS: (Front Row)(l-r) Jane Kirkwood, Romaine Bardell, Anna Brackbill, Park Gerhart (teacher), Cora Naylor, Roma Deen, Jessie Swartz; (Middle Row)(l-r) Bill Seacrist, Joyce Milliken, Richard Eaton, Betty Bookwalter, Eugene Longacre; (Top Row)(l-r) David Weishaupt, Paul Armstrong, John Leister, Arthur Aumiller, Ralph Ditmer, Ralph Kepner
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TVHS CLASS OF 1951 IN FRESHMAN YEAR (48): (Front Row) (l-r): Bill Seacrist, Art Aumiller, Lane Swartz; (2nd Row): June Welshonse, Mildred Walters, Dolores Benner, Roma Deen, Cora Naylor, Romaine Bardell, Anna Brackbill; (3rd Row) Jeanne Kennedy, Patsy Lauver, Joyce Milliken, Peggy Seiber, Betty Bookwalter, Jane Kirkwood, Jessie Swartz; (Back Row): David Wisehaupt, John Leister, Ralph Kepner, Ralph Ditmer, Eugene Longacre, Paul Armstrong, Mr. Parsons (Teacher), Richard Eaton
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RICHARD REMEMBERS THE STORE IN OLD PORT (Article courtesy of Wayne Taylor)
