Individual Details

Death

Preston E. Carbaugh 79, formerly of 30 Mount Vernon Terrace, Waynesboro died at 6:20pm, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, in Richfield Recovery Care Center, Salem, Va. He had been in failing health for the past several years and critically ill since Monday, Dec 5, 2005.Born Sept. 9, 1926, in Upton, he was the son of the late William W. and Ada ( Cooper) Carbaugh. He lived his early life in Mercersburg, Greencastle and Waynesboro. Mr Carbaugh attended Brown's Mill School in Kauffman.He and his wife, Martha delores (Reed) Carbaugh, were married Feb. 19, 1949 in Hagerstown. They moved to Mount Vernon Tereace in 1998. Mrs. Carbaugh died Oct. 20, 2000. Mr Carbaugh moved to the home of his daughter in July 2002 and entered the nursing home Oct.27, 2003.Early in his life he was a laborer at Nicodemus Orchards and then Frank Hess Orchards in Waynesboro. Prior to retiring in January 1990, he worked in shipping and packing at Hess Manufacturing in Quincy for more than 42 years.Mr Carbaugh was a member of Wayside Baptist Church, Leitersburg, and the adult Sunday School class.He was also a member of Chapter 2977 AARP and the national AARP. Mr Carbaugh enjoyed fishing.He is survived by one daughter, Sherry L. Bonn of Roanoke, Va; one son, Marvin E. Carbaugh of Greencastle; two grandchildren; two step grandchildren; one sister, Margaret Poe of Chambersburg; two brothers, Lester Carbaugh of Mont Alto and Orville Carbaugh of Waynesboro; and a number of nieces and nephews.In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Hilary Bonn; five brothers, Walter Carbaugh, Marvin Carbaugh, Paul Carbaugh, Lee Carbaugh and William "Billie" Carbaugh.Services will be held at 11am Thursday in Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro, with the Rev. Mark Pittman officiating. Burial will be in Parklawns Memorial Gardens, Chambersburg.The family will receive friends from 6-8pm Wednesday in the funeral home.