Sidney Mayfield Jr., 79, of Hamersville, died Aug. 13, 2006. He was retired from Ford Motor Company and was a WWII army veteran.

He was preceded in death by first wife, Audrey Adkins; three sisters; and two brothers.

He is survived by wife Bertha; sons, Allen and Richard (Peggy) Thornsburg; grandchildren, Karen Forrester and Kenny Thornsburg; brothers, Bill (Ruth) and Robert (Mary); daughter, Gladys; and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Aug. 16 at the E.C. Nurre Funeral Home in Amelia. Interment followed at the Arlington Memorial Gardens Cemetery.