Galen Kenneth Graymire, 96, of Harrod died at 3:15 a.m., May 5, 2011, at Richland Manor, Bluffton.

He was born Jan. 19, 1915, in Allen County to Hiram and Alma Fox Graymire. On Dec. 5, 1939, he married Hazel E. Riggle and she preceded him in death on Oct. 12, 1994.

Mr. Graymire was retired from the Lima Ford Engine Plant. He had been residing in Florida since 1984 where he was a member of the Mackintosh United Methodist Church and the Mackintosh Lions Club.

He was a1933 graduate of Lafayette-Jackson High School where he was on the basketball team.