Youngs Cemetery

Obituary

Myers, Don B.
Born: 5 Feb 1923	Died: 10 Jun 2008
Part: 2 Section: NB Lot: 074 Grave: 3

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Remarks: TEC5 U.S. Army WWII
Obituary: Don B. Myers Feb. 5, 1923 - June 10, 2008 Don B. Myers, 85, of Liberty Center died Tuesday at his residence. Born Feb. 5, 1923, in Liberty Center, he was the son of Joe B. and Bernice (Schall) Myers. In 1943, he married Edna Grace Sharp, who preceded him in death May 10, 2007. A lifelong Washington Township farmer, he had also been employed with McCully Egg Co. and Custom Farm Services and was the owner and operator of Myers Crop Center in Liberty Center for 17 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during World War II, and a member of Colton United Methodist Church and the Liberty Center American Legion. He was a former board member of Tri-County Rural Electric, served on the Farm Bureau Council and was a Washington Township trustee for 16 years. He is survived by two sons, Jon (Ruth Ann) and Richard (Pat), both of Liberty Center; a sister, Jean (Richard) Hasselschwert of Wauseon; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey; a brother, Robert; and a sister, Joan Reimund. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Colton United Methodist Church, Pastor David MacDonald officiating. Interment will follow at Youngs Cemetery in Liberty Center. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today and 2-8 p.m. Friday at Wright-Hobbs Funeral Home, Liberty Center. DON B. MYERS, 1923 – 2008 Farmer also was known as respected trustee LIBERTY CENTER, Ohio - Don B. Myers, 85, a longtime farmer in Henry County's Washington Township who also owned a fertilizer business and served four terms as a township trustee, died Tuesday in his home. He had congestive heart failure, his son Rich said. For decades, Mr. Myers worked the farm where he grew up, which has been in the family since 1900. He took over after returning from Army service stateside in World War II. He had livestock early on -- dairy and beef cattle; chickens, hogs. Through much of the 1950s, he and his father-in-law grew sweet com, cucumbers, and cabbage, which they'd take daily to the farmers market in Dayton. Later, he grew com, soybeans, and wheat on more than 200 acres. His two sons, Jon and Rich, and two other men who are brothers are now partners in the operation and farm about 1,200 acres, Rich said. Mr. Myers helped out until about 10 years ago. "It was the enjoyment of being able to put that crop out there, and when you see a nice crop, you realize you did a good job," his son Rich said. "It's kind of hard to explain to somebody. It's in your blood." Mr. Myers worked for McCully Egg Co., in Liberty Center in the early 1960s, picking up eggs from farmers and delivering them to a facility in Detroit. He then ran the Liberty Center fertilizer operation for Custom Farm Services. The plant became Myers Crop Center when he bought it in 1971. He opened locations in Milton Center and Grand Rapids, Ohio. Mr. Myers was a "businessman-farmer," his son said. "My dad was a very sharp individual and always had the ability to have some vision." He sold the business in 1988. Mr. Myers was a Democrat in largely Republican Henry County. Party affiliation didn't matter much at the local level, and he served 16 years as a Washington Township trustee, his son said. "A lot of people seemed to respect him a lot," his son said. Mr. Myers followed politics and "was very knowledgeable about how elections affected farming and pricing," his son said. "He would devour the paper. He would listen to the radio and try to keep up on current events." Mr. Myers was a former board member of Tri-County Rural Electric, of Malinta, Ohio, and was on the Farm Bureau Council. He was the son of Joe V. and Bernice Myers and was a 1941 graduate of Liberty Center High School. He was a member of the American Legion post in Liberty Center. He and his wife, Edna, married in 1943. She died May 10, 2007. Surviving are his sons, Jon and Richard Myers; sister, Jean Hasselschwert; five grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. The body will be in the Wright-Hobbs Funeral Home, Liberty Center, after 2 p.m. today. Services will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Colton United Methodist Church, Liberty Center, where he was a member. The family suggests tributes to the church or to the Hope School Foundation.