Harry Paul Stough

Person Sheet

NameHarry Paul Stough127

Birth23 Jun 1921, Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania127

Death23 Jun 2007, Bracey, Mecklenburg Co., VA13

BurialOakwood Cemetery, South Hill Mecklenburg CO., VA

Obituary

BRACEY - Harry Paul Stough Jr., 86, of Tanglewood Shores in Bracey, Va., passed from this world to be with his wife Rachel in God's care on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007.
Harry was born June 23, 1921, in Wilkinsburg, Pa., to Harry P. Stough Sr. and Margaret Anna Pioth Stough. The oldest of five siblings, he graduated from Penn High School in 1939, enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps, and was stationed at Langley Field, Va. He graduated from the Casey Jones School of Aeronautics as an aircraft and engine mechanic and then served a tour of duty of Newfoundland from December, 1941 to June, 1942. During the summer of 1942, Harry met his future wife, Rachel, at Buckroe Beach, Va. He entered the Aviation Cadets flight training program, completed flight training in 1943, and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. He served a tour of duty with the 8th Air Force in the European Theater of Operations (ETO), piloting heavy bombers out of Chelveston, England. From May to October, 1944, he flew 50 combat missions, primarily in his B-17G, 'Rachel O,' named for his wife, the former Rachel O. Whitlow of Richmond, Va. His military awards include the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the ETO Ribbon with three battle stars, and the American Defense Medal.
Captain Stough separated from the Air Corps in 1946 and went to work at Minneapolis-Honeywell for 37 years, initially in their Richmond office, and later in their Philadelphia office. He was an engineer for the temperature control system on the luxury liner S. S. United States and represented Honeywell on the transatlantic record-setting maiden voyage in 1952. Harry was a Honeywell field engineer for the environmental control, test instrumentation, and recording systems during construction of the U. S. Navy Aeronautical Turbine Laboratory in West Trenton, N.J. In later years, as a control engineer, he served as the Building Automation Systems Specialist for Honeywell's Northeast Region. He had lived in Levittown, Pa., for 25 years prior to retiring with his wife to their home on Lake Gaston near Bracey in 1983. Harry was an outdoorsman, avid reader, and computer hobbyist. He enjoyed time with family and friends, and the company of others in spirited discussions. His true joys in life were his wife and his family.
Harry was predeceased by his wife, Rachel Whitlow Stough, and brother, Kent Stough.
A devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he will be missed by his children, Cheryl Morris (Royal) of Surry, Va., and H. Paul Stough III (Mary) of Yorktown; his granddaughters, Alethia Canady (Todd) of Savannah, Ga., Teresa Brndjar (Mark) of Bel Air, Md., Jennifer Chandler (Jerry) of Varina, Va., and Margaret Stough of Yorktown; and his great-grandchildren, Marena and Rachel Canady of Savannah, Andrew and Christopher Brndjar of Bel Air, and Ian Chandler of Varina. His presence will also be missed by his sisters, June Donahue of Marysville, Wash., Mary Alice Pugliano of Apollo, Pa., and JoAn Durney of Hume, Va.; all of his nieces and nephews; and numerous relatives and friends.
A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, Nov. 3, at Happy Hill, the Stough home on Lake Gaston. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, South Hill.
Arrangements by Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home, South Hill.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.
Online condolences to www.crowderhitecrews.com or www.claytorrollins.com.

Published in Daily Press on October 28, 2007

Spouses

1Rachel Otelia Whitlow127

Birth6 Mar 1921, 713 State Street, Richmond, VA127

Death16 Jan 200613

BurialOakwood Cemetery, South Hill Mecklenburg CO., VA

FatherArthur Clarence Whitlow (1881-1933)

MotherAlethia Elizabeth Walton (1884-1969)

Obituary

Rachel W. Stough ,of Tanglewood Shores, Bracey, died January 16, 2006, in Community Memorial Healthcenter. A devoted and loving wife and mother, Mrs. Stough will be missed by her husband of 62 years, Harry P. Stough Jr.; her children, Cheryl (Royal) Morris of Surry, Virginia, and H. Paul (Mary) Stough III of Yorktown, Virginia; her granddaughters, Alethia (Todd) Canady of Metter, Georgia, Teresa (Mark) Brndjar of Bel Air, Maryland, Jennifer (Jerry) Chandler of Varina, Virginia, and Margaret Stough of Yorktown, Virginia; and her great-grandchildren, Marena and Rachel Canady of Metter, Georgia, Andrew and Christopher Brndjar of Bel Air, Maryland; and her sister, Lois Backes of Spokane, Washington; her nephews in Richmond, W. Eugene Whitlow and Julious P. Smith Jr.; all of her nieces and nephews; numerous relatives and friends. A funeral will be conducted Saturday, January 21, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, January 20, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home and from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Online condolences and obituary available at www.crowderhitecrews.com.
Published in Richmond Times-Dispatch on January 19, 2006

Marriage1 Sep 1943, Richmond, Virginia127

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