Willard D. Packman

Columbiana April 4, 2004 - Willard D. Packman, age 85, of 404 North Elm Street died at 2:19 a.m. Sunday in the East Liverpool City Hospital.

He was born Nov. 20, 1918 in Akron, NY, son of Orin and Lois Cummings Packman.

Mr. Packman had lived in Columbiana for 39 years coming from East Liverpool.

He had been a Ceramics Engineer for General Dynamics Corporation and then he owned and operated ARB Consulting in Columbiana.

Mr. Packman graduated from Alfred University at Alfred, NY and served in the European Theater in the Army during WW II, receiving a Purple Heart.

He was a member of the First Christian Church; the Riddle Lodge #310, F&AM at East Liverpool, the Benjamin Firestone Post #290, American Legion of Columbiana and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Mr. Packman was preceded in death on July 5, 1979 by his first wife, the former Anna Belle Baker, whom he married February 8, 1941 and on December 20, 1993 by his second wife, the former Robin E. Dorff whom he married November 24, 1979

He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Hayman Carpenter, whom he married December 8, 1994; a daughter, Melanie Kay Packman of Troutman, NC; two step daughters, Mrs. Dale (Ruth Ann) Meadows of Port St. Lucie, FL and Mrs. Ronald (Mary Lill) Gerstenmaier of Barberton; a son, Michael Keith Packman of Greensburg, PA, three step sons, Donald Carpenter of Georgetown, PA, David Carpenter of Calcutta and Ronald Carpenter of East Liverpool; two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Jacqueline) Schmidt of Camden, NY and Verna Boor of Rome, NY; two step brothers, Ronald Packman of Perry, NY, and Richard Packman of Akron, NY; 20 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Clarence Mansfield, Minister will be conduct the service at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Warrick-Kummer Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in Green Haven Mausoleum.

Friends may call 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home where the Allen Lodge #276 F$AM will conduct a service at 8:00 p.m.