Wildun Alva Scribner Obituary

Wildun Alva “Scrib” Scribner
Beloved Father And Grandfather

Wildun Alva "Scrib" Scribner, 93, formerly of 9308 North Shore Rd., Cuba passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 at Jones Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.

Scrib was born July 16, 1923, in Kent, Ohio, the son of Nathan E. and Mabel E. Scribner. On October 5, 1945 at the US Army Air Force Base Chapel, Drew Air Base, Florida he married Doris Bardeen, daughter of Frank and Josephine Bardeen of Wellsville, New York she predeceased him on November 18, 2011.

Wildun graduated from Kent Roosevelt High School, Kent, Ohio in June 1941 and attended Kent State University until entering the service in January 1943. After basic training and attending a non-com school, he was then sent to Italy and was assigned to the 12th Air Force. After the war in Japan ended, the 12th Air Force was sent back to the states waiting for their discharge. He was discharged in January 1946, at which time he moved to Kent, Ohio and got a job working on the Erie Railroad as a track laborer. Throughout the next seven years was promoted to various positions that moved him to Hammond, Indiana, Marion, Ohio, and in 1954 to Cuba, New York, where as track supervisor he was responsible for track conditions from Hornell to Salamanca, the River Line through Black Creek to Hunts, New York, and also the Dayton Branch and Brockway, Pennsylvania train yard. He retired from the Railroad in 1972 and at that time was appointed Superintendent of Public Works in Cuba until 1985 when he retired.

Scrib was an avid sports fan. He enjoyed attending the various high school sporting events his children and grandchildren played and liked to watch most if not all sports shows on television. For five years he kept the clock for the basketball games at Cuba. He also was a coach of a Little League team for five years. In the fall of 1942 he signed a contract with the Chicago Cuba Baseball organization to play with one of their farm teams.

He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Cuba and was also a member of the Cuba Fire Department until it interfered with his position on the railroad. He belonged to the Rockton Masonic Lodge 316 F&AM in Kent, Ohio for 70 years.

He is survived by a daughter, Barbara (Rick) Laverty of Cuba, a son Kirk Scribner, grandson Chase and granddaughter Calyn of Lehigh Acres, Florida, granddaughters Seasha (Richard Bruenelle) Scribner and great grandson Mathis Bruenelle of Montreal Canada and Piquette Scribner, great grandchildren Acie Scribner and Kaiden Scribner of Stowe, Vermont; a son-in-law Karl (Alice) Lang of Englewood, Florida; granddaughter Kristin (Mark) Bierman, great grandchildren Kristopher Bierman of Seminole, Florida, Kylie Bierman of Cuba, New York and Josh and Brent Bierman of Wellsville, New York; grandson Jeremy Lee of Dover Delaware; great granddaughters Cortne' Lee and great great granddaughter Samiyah Lee of Delaware, a great granddaughter Jordyn Lee of Delaware; a grandson Kirk Lee of Darlington, South Carolina, great granddaughter Kayla Lee of Rochester, New York, granddaughters Ana (Theresa) Lang-Poston of New Orleans, Louisana; great granddaughter Addison Poston and great grandson Elijah Poston both of New Orleans Louisana; Barbie (Andre) Feger, Pinellas Park, Florida; great granddaughter Clara Feger and great grandson Everett Feger, for a total of nine grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

In addition to his wife and parents he was predeceased by a daughter Sue Lang, a brother Paul Scribner and a sister Marylou Riley.

At his request there will be no visitation or funeral services. Burial will be in Cuba Cemetery, Cuba, New York.

Memorials may be made to the Cuba Cemetery, c/o Kathy Chamberlain, 17 Maple Street, Cuba, New York 14727.

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Arrangements are under direction of the Mark F. Rinker Funeral Home & Memorial Service, Inc., Cuba.