Obituary of Douglas V. Bird

Douglas V. Bird, 70, of Summerfield, Fla., died Wednesday. Born in Syracuse, he lived in the Warners/Memphis area many years, moving to San Diego in 1982 and to Summerfield in 1994. He graduated from Warners High School and Central City Business Institute. He retired in 1994 as a supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service in San Diego and had worked for Deluxe Lines in Syracuse. He was a member of Warners Fire Department for 23 years. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and received a Silver Star and Purple Heart. His first wife, the former Ruth E. Smith, died in 1990. Survivors: His wife of 10 years, the former Joyce A. Pacelli; two daughters, Cynthia E. Faddis of Eugene, Ore., and Dina M. Bird of Syracuse; a son, Dale D. of Smithsburg, Md.; a stepdaughter, Deborah A. Van Dewalker of Baldwinsville; two stepsons, Michael J. Ray of Baldwinsville and Scott T. Ray of Oswego; a brother, Norman R. of Memphis; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Falardeau Funeral Home. Burial, Greenlawn Memorial Park. Calling hours, noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 93 Downer St., Baldwinsville. Contributions: Warners Fire Department, Newport Road, Warners 13164.