1927
Willis
2012
Willis Picking
December 19, 1927 — February 24, 2012
Willis C. “Red” Picking, age 84, of Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2012 in Cedars Hospice, Monroeville, PA after a brief illness. Born December 19, 1927, in Newark, NJ, the son of the late D. Walter R. Picking and Ethel Coble Picking, Red grew up in Chambersburg.
A U.S. Army veteran of both WWII and the Korean Conflict Red served his country honorably. A 1953 graduate of the Gettysburg College, Red earned his B.A. degree in chemistry and began his career, first as a chemist with Allied Chemical Company in Philadelphia, then as a supervisory chemist, and later as a technical liaison with Gulf Oil Corp. in Harmarville, where he retired in 1983. Red enjoyed playing bridge, golfing, reading, ballroom dancing, traveling the US in his motorhome, and spending time with his family and friends. In the early 1970’s, he was instrumental in the organization of the Rescue #6 Ambulance Service in Penn Twp., where he was a life member and served as it’s first board secretary. He was a member of the Zion Reformed United Church of Christ, in Chambersburg and the American Legion, Post 331 in Trafford.
Surviving is his wife of 61 years, Lois J. Everette Picking; a daughter, Margaret E. Picking of Greensburg, PA; a son, Dr. David C. Picking of Allegheny Twp.; and a grandson, John E. Picking of Allegheny Twp. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, David R. Picking, in infancy and Robert E. Picking and a sister, Elva L. Wasbers.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 11 AM in the Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 333 Falling Spring Rd., Chambersburg, PA; where Rev. Jeffrey R. Diller will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM in the James E. Lindsay Funeral Home, Inc., Harrison City, PA and on Thursday, March 1, 2012 in the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, Chambersburg, PA from 10-11 AM. Interment will follow the service in Lincoln Cemetery, with military honors being provided by members of the Charles Nitterhouse, Post 1599 Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in his name to the Zion Reformed Church, 259 S. Main St., Chambersburg, PA 17201.
A U.S. Army veteran of both WWII and the Korean Conflict Red served his country honorably. A 1953 graduate of the Gettysburg College, Red earned his B.A. degree in chemistry and began his career, first as a chemist with Allied Chemical Company in Philadelphia, then as a supervisory chemist, and later as a technical liaison with Gulf Oil Corp. in Harmarville, where he retired in 1983. Red enjoyed playing bridge, golfing, reading, ballroom dancing, traveling the US in his motorhome, and spending time with his family and friends. In the early 1970’s, he was instrumental in the organization of the Rescue #6 Ambulance Service in Penn Twp., where he was a life member and served as it’s first board secretary. He was a member of the Zion Reformed United Church of Christ, in Chambersburg and the American Legion, Post 331 in Trafford.
Surviving is his wife of 61 years, Lois J. Everette Picking; a daughter, Margaret E. Picking of Greensburg, PA; a son, Dr. David C. Picking of Allegheny Twp.; and a grandson, John E. Picking of Allegheny Twp. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, David R. Picking, in infancy and Robert E. Picking and a sister, Elva L. Wasbers.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 11 AM in the Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 333 Falling Spring Rd., Chambersburg, PA; where Rev. Jeffrey R. Diller will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM in the James E. Lindsay Funeral Home, Inc., Harrison City, PA and on Thursday, March 1, 2012 in the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, Chambersburg, PA from 10-11 AM. Interment will follow the service in Lincoln Cemetery, with military honors being provided by members of the Charles Nitterhouse, Post 1599 Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in his name to the Zion Reformed Church, 259 S. Main St., Chambersburg, PA 17201.
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