Phyllis Deane Fast
October 30, 1911 — March 10, 2008
96, of Van Wert, OH., passed away at Hearth & Home in Van Wert, Van Wert, OH..
She was born in Paulding County, OH., on October 30, 1911 the daughter of the late Ralph and Cornellia (Chemin) Dangler . On June 29, 1934, she married Gaylord Clayton Fast, who preceeded her in death on May 05, 1973.
Mrs. Fast was a Homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Van Wert for 64 years making her the longest continual active member of the church, and the Women's Missionary Society of the Church.
She is survived by 3 Children: Elaine (Winfred)Grismore of Pandora, OH, Arnell (Shirley)Fast of Van Wert, OH, Marilyn (Paul)Heine of Lousiville, KY,- 11 Grandchildren: Greg (Pam)Grismore of Murfreesboro, TN, Doug (Gena) Grismore of Findlay, OH, Dwight (Letty) Grismore of Auke Bay, AK, Dan (Polly)Grismore of Ft. Wayne, IN, Cynthia (John) Tilford of Valparaiso, IN, Denise (Shaun)Blackburn of Kalida, OH, Mark (Lori)Fast of Van Wert, OH, Jonathan (Stacy)Fast of Tampa, FL, David (Tisha)Fast of Van Wert, OH, Craig (Shannon)Heine of Mason, OH, Jason (Emily)Heine of Louisville, KY,- 19 Great- Grandchildren: Shannon (Mike)Renfro of South Bend, IN, Heather Lee of Murfreesboro, TN, Laura (Brent)Robinson of Murfreesboro, TN, David and Ruben Grismore, of Auke Bay, AK, Abbi Grismore of Ft. Wayne, IN, Bryan and Hanna Tilford of Valparaiso, IN, Emily, Bethany, and Rebekah Fast of Van Wert, OH, Whitley and Clayton Fast of Van Wert, OH, Gavin and Addison Fast of Tampa, FL, Rachel and Reid Heine of Mason, OH, Jacob and Olivia Heine of Louisville, KY, 2 Great-Great-Grandchildren: Madeline and Timothy Renfrow, of South Bend, IN
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by 3 Sisters: Hope Dangler, Eleanor Goodenough, and Gail Hopkins-2 Brothers: Chris and Murl Dangler.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008, at Brickner Funeral Home in Van Wert, with the Rev. Steven A. Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery in Van Wert.
Visitation is from 2-8 p.m. Friday, March 14, at the funeral home.
Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the First Baptist Church of Van Wert, The Gideons, or Echo Ranch Bible Camp of Auke Bay, Alaska.