Ona L. Puffenbarger, 84, of Palm Bay, FL and Ft. Seybert, WV died Sunday, March 12, 2023 in Palm Bay.

He was born April 7, 1938 at Ft. Seybert and was the son of the late George Leslie Puffenbarger and Ressie Dove Puffenbarger.

He graduated from Franklin High School in 1956, and was a Veteran, having served in the U.S. Army Military Police.

On July 14, 1961, he married Barbara Ann Robinson Puffenbarger, and they made their home in Ft. Washington, Maryland.  Ona worked for Safeway and studied bank auditing at a local business school. He was also interested in watch repair, and took classes in Washington, D.C. He became an internal auditor for First National Bank of Southern Maryland, and later advanced to bank administrator, working for that same bank, then known as Allfirst National Bank, until he retired in 2001.

Ona and Barbara moved back home to his roots in West Virginia, and Ona often jokingly said that he retired so he could be a lawn mower, as much of his time was spent mowing lawns for elderly friends and family members in the Sweedlin Valley community.  Some of his favorite pastimes were bowling, hunting, making apple cider, and cracking walnuts.  After purchasing a home in Palm Bay, Florida he and his wife became snowbirds, spending the colder months in Palm Bay, and returning to Ft. Seybert for the warmer months.  After Barbara, his wife of 53 years, passed away in May of 2014, Ona and his brother, Carl, lived together and cared for each other, and continued to be snowbirds.  Ona was a member of the Bethlehem Church of the Brethren, had served as President of Bankers Administration International (BAI) and was a member of Centennial Masonic Lodge #174 A.F. & A.M. in Upper Marlboro, MD.

Surviving are –

A son –

Gary D. (wife, Brigitte) of Palm Bay

A brother –

Carl Puffenbarger of Palm Bay and Ft. Seybert

Two sisters –

Barbara Barker (husband, John) of Christiansburg, VA

Edith Winegard (husband, Shirldon) of Roanoke, VA

A granddaughter –

Meagan N. Miranda of Riverview, FL

A great-grandson –

Maddox

Two step-grandchildren –

Troy and Shannon

Four step-great-grandchildren –

Tommy, Tyler, Victoria and Hillary

A sister-in-law –

Betty Puffenbarger of Franklin, WV

And a number of nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews

Preceding him in death in addition to his parents and wife were four brothers, Irvin Puffenbarger, Dewey Puffenbarger, Bruce Puffenbarger and Virgil Puffenberger and a sister, Goldie Puffenbarger Smith.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 PM Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin, West Virginia where a funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor David Morris officiating.

Interment will be at the Puffenbarger Family Cemetery at Ft. Seybert with military honors by the West Virginia Army Honor Guard.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Peru Community Center.