Obituary of Ann B. Farver

Ann B. Farver, age 93 of Sweet Valley, passed away Monday, February 13, 2012 at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Mrs. Farver was born January 5, 1919 in Cambra, and was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Barnik Beuka and has resided in Sweet Valley most of her life. She graduated from Huntington Township High School in 1936 and was employed by Jay Fashions dress factory in Sweet Valley for 17 years, retiring in 1970. Ann was a faithful member of the Sweet Valley Church of Christ, the Sweet Valley Vol. Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary, and the Dallas Senior Citizens. Her husband Paul H. Farver died in 1975. She was preceded in death by brothers: Andrew, Theodore, Michael, Thomas, John and Frank; sister: Helen Ellery; grandson: Kenneth Hillard. She is survived by daughters: Shirley Major and her husband, Russell of Sweet Valley, Jean Hillard of Dallas, Sharron Davis of Dallas and Paula Birth and her husband, Brent of Jim Thorpe; Brothers: George Beuka of Berwick, William Beuka of Lakehurst, NJ; sisters: Mary Kitching of Port Richie, FL, Virginia Place of Clearwater, FL and Irene Barrett of Huntington, Long Island; 7 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandson. Funeral will be held Thursday at 11:00 am from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc., corner of routes 29 & 118, Pikes Creek, with Pastor Joel Stauffer of the Sweet Valley Church of Christ officiating. Interment will be in the Elan Memorial Park, Bloomsburg. Friends may call 9:00 - 11:00 AM prior to the service on Thursday. Memorial contributions can be given to the Sweet Valley Church of Christ, 5439 Main Rd. Sweet Valley, PA 18656. Ann's family would like to extend a special thank you to the third floor nursing staff at the Meadows Nursing Center for the special care she received.