Donald D. Upson

Donald D "Sonny" Upson, 85, of Suffield, died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Summa Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls. He was born October 15, 1924 in Suffield Twp, to Daniel D. and Anna (Fairbanks) Upson. Don was a U. S. Navy Veteran. He was a chief dispatcher at General Tire. He was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, past president of Kelso Memorial Home, and a volunteer with the Brimfield Fire Dept. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice (Morton) Upson, whom he married on May 21, 1949; son: Donald (Karen) Upson of Anderson, SC; daughters, Charlotte Thissen of Suffield and Nancy (John) Krontz of Brimfield Township.;grandchildren, Elizabeth (Randy) Dick, Sarah (Scott) Hindel, Rachel (Joshua) Hunt, Kathleen Crow, Kevin Krontz,and Alan Krontz; eight great grandchildren; sister, Janet (Robert) Clark of Suffield. Calling hours will be held 2-4 and 6-8PM Thursday, July 08 at Bissler & Sons Funeral Home in Kent. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Friday, July 09 at Faith United Methodist Church Brimfield. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery in Brimfield. Memorial contributions may be made to Faith United Methodist Church Brimfield, 1235 Tallmadge Road, Brimfield, OH 44240