Francis J. Reome Sr., 77, died July 8, 2008, at Bon Secours Community Hospital, Port Jervis.
Born Aug. 1, 1930, in Altoona, N.Y., he was the son of Henry and Blanche LaFave Reome.
A 30-year area resident, he was a retired school bus driver for the Port Jervis City School District.
Survivors include his companion of 21 years, Ruth Koch, at home; four sons, Francis Reome Jr. and his wife, Karen, of Shohola, Pa., Robert Wharton and his wife, Debbie, of Georgia, Mark Wharton and his wife, Lori, of Summit, N.J., and Steven Wharton and his wife, Connie, of Milford, Pa.; 14 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; and his extended family, James and John Koch and Bonnie Morgan, all of Huguenot.
Cremation will take place at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements were by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY 12771