MCFADDEN, Laura “Chris”, age 91 of Beavercreek passed away on June 29, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years Ed “Lefty” McFadden, parents Sarah Velma and James Pike, daughter Sharon Hubbard, brothers John Mainard, Jim Pike, and Richard Pike, and sister Margaret Bentley. Laura is survived by her children Michelle (Tom) Haas and Ava (Joe) Rinkus; brother Joe (Wilene) Pike; sisters Betty (Mike) Hutson, Althea (Max) Boling; grandchildren Brandon (Tabitha) Smith, Rhonda (Rich) Covert, Robert Smith, Tom Hubbard, Stephanie (Tommy) Fulton, Nicole (Carl) Webb, Ben (Mindy) Haas, Jody (Rachael) Rinkus, Matt (Rachel) Rinkus; 23 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews Shirley Webb, Linda Floyd, Linda Moore and De Lambert, and lifelong friend Bernice Miller. Chris was raised in rural Oklahoma during the great depression. She proudly served as a WAC during WW II and was based at Tinker Field in Oklahoma City where she met and married Ed Lefty McFadden. During their 59 ½ year marriage they lived in Oklahoma, Utah, Maryland, Florida and Ohio, settling in Beavercreek in 1957 where they became proud and active members of the community. She was a member of Valley View Garden Club, Beaver United Church of Christ, and volunteered for many years at the Greene County Board of Elections. She was an avid fan of the Cincinnati Reds, UD Basketball, and she became more interested in the world of Ice hockey than she could ever have imagined because of Lefty. She will be remembered for her wisdom, grace, strength of character and love of laughter. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Memorial services will be held at the Tobias Funeral Home – Beavercreek Chapel, 3970 Dayton-Xenia Rd. at Grange Hall Rd. at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 13, 2018. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:30 p.m. until the time of services on Friday, July 13. Memorial contributions can be made to Beaver United Church of Christ, the American Heart Association, or the Salvation Army. www.tobiasfuneralhome.com.
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