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Thomas 'TJ' Winegardner Jr.
[April
07, 2014]
MIFFLINTOWN, Pa. — Thomas W. "TJ"
Winegardner Jr., 30, of Mifflintown, died Friday, April 4, 2014, at
8:35 a.m. at his home.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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MIFFLINTOWN, Thomas W. "TJ" Winegardner, Jr.,
30, of Mifflintown, died at 8:35 a.m., Friday, April
4, 2014, at his home.
Born on December 11, 1983, in Decatur, Macon County,
Ill. he is the son of Thomas W. and Barbara A.
(McCray) Winegardner, Sr., of Pierson, FL.
In addition to his parents he is survived by: a son,
Thomas W. "Liam" Winegardner, III, of Mifflintown,
two sisters, Daphne M. Fay and her husband Eric,
Sr., of Frisco, TX, Lacey L. Martin and her husband
David, of Chantilly, VA, his maternal grandparents,
Leroy and Judy (Aper) McCray, of Lincoln, Ill. and
several nieces and nephews, Emma Fay, Hadley Fay,
Eric Fay, Jr., Brody Martin, Ava Martin, and Bella
Martin.
Preceding him in death were his paternal
grandparents, William D. and Nancy Lee (Watson)
Winegardner.
He was a member of the St. Jude's Catholic Church,
Mifflintown.
"TJ's" interests included hunting, fishing, four
wheeler riding and racing sprint cars. His racing
career began when he was 18 years old and just to
name a few of his achievements he was the ASCS Rebel
Regional Champion, Port Royal Speedway Rookie of the
year, Port Royal, PA, East Bay Rookie of the year,
Tampa, FL, and he loved driving with the renown PA
Posse.
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Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:30
a.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, from the Sacred
Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Lewistown with the
Rev. William Weary officiating. Graveside Services
will held on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 12:00 p.m.
(Noon) at Holy Cross Cemetery in Lincoln, Illinois.
There will be no public viewing; however, family
will receive friends on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 from
6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Brown Funeral
Homes, Inc., 100 Bridge St., Mifflintown.
For those who desire, memorial contributions to
benefit "TJ's" son, may be made to the Liam
Winegardner Memorial Fund, c/o First National Bank
of Mifflintown, PO Box 96, Mifflintown, PA 17059 or
at any branch office.
To extend online tributes and condolences, please
visit www.brownfuneralhomesinc.com.
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