Hartzler-Clapper Funeral Home - Brookston


David Leo Dyer

( January 7, 1948 - August 19, 2008 )

David L. "Fab" Dyer, 60, of Terre Haute, a long time resident of Brookston, died at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, August 19, 2008, in Home Hospital after a brief illness. He was born January 7, 1948 to the late Dale and Dorothy Grandstaff Dyer. He married Jo Huffman on November 29, 1991 in Brookston; she survives. Mr. Dyer owned a pool hall in Brookston and was a bartender at The Oak Dale Dam and The Other Place for many years. He enjoyed fishing and NASCAR with his favorite driver being Jeff Gordon. David was an avid sports fan, especially of Purdue University, the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Cubs. Surviving with his wife are children Andrew of Bloomington and Ashley of West Lafayette; two sisters, Judith Phillips of Pittsburgh and Carolyn Stokes of Brookston, and sister-in-law Janice Dyer of Mulberry. Friends may call 4-7 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2008 at Hartzler-Clapper Funeral Home in Brookston, and also from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 23, 2008 at the funeral home. Rev. Joe Hornick to officiate. Interment to follow at Brookston IOOF Cemetery. Preceded in death with his parents are a brother, Jim Dyer, and an infant sister. Memorial contributions in memory of David may be made to Indiana Veterans Home Recreational Department Fishing Fund and mailed to the funeral home at PO Box 509, Brookston, IN 47923. Friends and family are encouraged to share memories and condolences at www.clapperfuneralservices.com.