Thomas 'TJ' Winegardner Jr.
[April
08, 2014]
LINCOLN — Thomas W. "TJ"
Winegardner Jr., 30, of Mifflintown, Pa., 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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Lincoln- Thomas W. "TJ" Winegardner, Jr., 30, of
Mifflintown, Pa., died at 8:35 a.m., Friday, April
4, 2014, at his home.
Born on December 11, 1983, in Decatur, Ill. he is the son
of Thomas W. and Barbara A. (McCray) Winegardner, Sr., of
Pierson, FL.
He is also survived by: a son, Thomas W. "Liam"
Winegardner, III, of Mifflintown, two sisters, Daphne (Eric
Sr.) M. Fay of Frisco, TX, Lacey(David) L. Martin of
Chantilly, VA, his maternal grandparents, Leroy and Judy
(Aper) McCray, of Lincoln, and 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, Lincoln, Ill. with Rev. Jeffrey G. Laible
officiating.
Memorials may be made to the
Liam Winegardner Memorial Fund, c/o First National Bank of
Mifflintown, PO Box 96, Mifflintown, PA.
Peasley Funeral Home in
Lincoln is assisting the family with local arrangements.
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