Philip Edward Haun

Philip Edward Haun, 63, of Saegertown, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at the Meadville Medical Center.

He was born April 10, 1951 in Sharon, PA a son of Louis D. and Ruth Shively Haun.

He was a 1969 graduate of Sharpsville High School and attended Thiel College.  He worked his whole career in the newspaper industry working in circulation for the Tampa Tribune, Tampa, FL; for the Huntington Herald, Huntington, WV; as circulation director for the Tuscaloosa News, Tuscaloosa, AL; General Manager of the Noblesville Daily News, Noblesville, IN; at the USA Today in Pittsburgh, PA; owned and operated Weise’s Newsstand in Bridgeville, PA; Publisher of the Lincoln Journal in Hamlin, WV; Publisher and President of the Star News in Ravenswood, WV and finished his career at the Summerville Journal, Summerville, SC.

He was a member of the Orangeville United Methodist Church, National Rifle Association, the Saegertown American Legion Post #205 and Ashton Masonic Lodge #12, Ravenswood, WV.

He is survived by a sister, Marsha Vivian and her husband Joe of Blooming Valley; a step-son, William J. Crawford of Dover, PA; a step-daughter, Krista Crawford of Charleston, SC; five step-grandchildren; two nieces, Kendra Burger and her husband Melvin of Blooming Valley and Darcee Eichensehr and her husband Aaron of Potomac Falls, VA; two great nephews and four great nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial service will be held at Orangeville United Methodist Church, 7850 Stateline Road, Orangeville, OH at a later date.

Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Sharpsville, PA.

Memorials may be made to Saegertown V.F.D., P.O. Box 164, Saegertown PA 16433; or to VNA Alliance, 704 N. Main Street, Meadville PA 16335 or Orangeville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 67, Orangeville OH 44453.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Robert W. Waid Funeral Home, Inc., 581 Chestnut Street, Meadville.

Memories and condolences may be shared at www.waidfuneralhome.net