Maurice J. Felix, Jr., of Gettysburg, passed peacefully September 13, 2008.
He was the son of the late Maurice J. and Virginia Lucy (Riley) Felix, Sr. McKinney.
Mr. Felix was a WWII U.S. Army Air Force Veteran having served in the Pacific Theater of operations. He was employed as an Equipment Operator for the U.S. Government.
Maurice was a life member of Post 121 Francis X. Elder American Legion, Post 15 VFW, Gettysburg, Blue Ridge Sportsman Club, North American Hunting Club, Minnesota and the NRA.
A beloved father, grandfather, companion and friend, he loved playing cards, telling life stories, hunting and wildlife and working and fixing items with his hands. Maurice was known to many for his mechanical skills especially in small engine repair.
Surviving are three daughters, Marcia A. Hawk and husband, Charles W., of Gettysburg, Cindy Droze and husband, Jimmy, of Summerville, SC, and Dorothy C. "Dori" John, of New Oxford; his companion, Mary V. Lantz and her children, Franklin Lantz and Patricia Minnich; five grandchildren, Holly Campbell, of Holly Hill, SC, Adam Hawk and wife, Shannon, of Lancaster, Adrian Hawk, of Gettysburg, and Julian and Zachary Miller, both of New Oxford; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Helen Miller, Fayetteville; and three nephews and one niece.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters: John Charles Felix, Mary C. Felix, Ida Mae Kane and Joseph Felix.
Interment was with military honors conducted by the Gettysburg Allied Veterans.
He was the son of the late Maurice J. and Virginia Lucy (Riley) Felix, Sr. McKinney.
Mr. Felix was a WWII U.S. Army Air Force Veteran having served in the Pacific Theater of operations. He was employed as an Equipment Operator for the U.S. Government.
Maurice was a life member of Post 121 Francis X. Elder American Legion, Post 15 VFW, Gettysburg, Blue Ridge Sportsman Club, North American Hunting Club, Minnesota and the NRA.
A beloved father, grandfather, companion and friend, he loved playing cards, telling life stories, hunting and wildlife and working and fixing items with his hands. Maurice was known to many for his mechanical skills especially in small engine repair.
Surviving are three daughters, Marcia A. Hawk and husband, Charles W., of Gettysburg, Cindy Droze and husband, Jimmy, of Summerville, SC, and Dorothy C. "Dori" John, of New Oxford; his companion, Mary V. Lantz and her children, Franklin Lantz and Patricia Minnich; five grandchildren, Holly Campbell, of Holly Hill, SC, Adam Hawk and wife, Shannon, of Lancaster, Adrian Hawk, of Gettysburg, and Julian and Zachary Miller, both of New Oxford; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Helen Miller, Fayetteville; and three nephews and one niece.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters: John Charles Felix, Mary C. Felix, Ida Mae Kane and Joseph Felix.
Interment was with military honors conducted by the Gettysburg Allied Veterans.
Maurice J. Felix, Jr., of Gettysburg, passed peacefully September 13, 2008.
He was the son of the late Maurice J. and Virginia Lucy (Riley) Felix, Sr. McKinney.
Mr. Felix was a WWII U.S. Army Air Force Veteran having served in the Pacific Theater of operations. He was employed as an Equipment Operator for the U.S. Government.
Maurice was a life member of Post 121 Francis X. Elder American Legion, Post 15 VFW, Gettysburg, Blue Ridge Sportsman Club, North American Hunting Club, Minnesota and the NRA.
A beloved father, grandfather, companion and friend, he loved playing cards, telling life stories, hunting and wildlife and working and fixing items with his hands. Maurice was known to many for his mechanical skills especially in small engine repair.
Surviving are three daughters, Marcia A. Hawk and husband, Charles W., of Gettysburg, Cindy Droze and husband, Jimmy, of Summerville, SC, and Dorothy C. "Dori" John, of New Oxford; his companion, Mary V. Lantz and her children, Franklin Lantz and Patricia Minnich; five grandchildren, Holly Campbell, of Holly Hill, SC, Adam Hawk and wife, Shannon, of Lancaster, Adrian Hawk, of Gettysburg, and Julian and Zachary Miller, both of New Oxford; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Helen Miller, Fayetteville; and three nephews and one niece.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters: John Charles Felix, Mary C. Felix, Ida Mae Kane and Joseph Felix.
Interment was with military honors conducted by the Gettysburg Allied Veterans.
He was the son of the late Maurice J. and Virginia Lucy (Riley) Felix, Sr. McKinney.
Mr. Felix was a WWII U.S. Army Air Force Veteran having served in the Pacific Theater of operations. He was employed as an Equipment Operator for the U.S. Government.
Maurice was a life member of Post 121 Francis X. Elder American Legion, Post 15 VFW, Gettysburg, Blue Ridge Sportsman Club, North American Hunting Club, Minnesota and the NRA.
A beloved father, grandfather, companion and friend, he loved playing cards, telling life stories, hunting and wildlife and working and fixing items with his hands. Maurice was known to many for his mechanical skills especially in small engine repair.
Surviving are three daughters, Marcia A. Hawk and husband, Charles W., of Gettysburg, Cindy Droze and husband, Jimmy, of Summerville, SC, and Dorothy C. "Dori" John, of New Oxford; his companion, Mary V. Lantz and her children, Franklin Lantz and Patricia Minnich; five grandchildren, Holly Campbell, of Holly Hill, SC, Adam Hawk and wife, Shannon, of Lancaster, Adrian Hawk, of Gettysburg, and Julian and Zachary Miller, both of New Oxford; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Helen Miller, Fayetteville; and three nephews and one niece.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters: John Charles Felix, Mary C. Felix, Ida Mae Kane and Joseph Felix.
Interment was with military honors conducted by the Gettysburg Allied Veterans.
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