Haught, Laverne, 77, of Alledonia, Ohio, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009 at Cleveland Clinic. He was born Dec. 6, 1931 in Armstrongs Mills, Ohio, son of the late Joseph and Irene Athey Haught.

Laverne was a retired employee from Ohio Ferro Alloys and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Armstrongs Mills United Methodist Church; a member of Beallsville American Legion; a member of the Powhatan VFW; and a member of the KWVA.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Betty and a brother, Lowell.

Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Phyllis Goddard Haught; two daughters, Diana Mercer of Armstrongs Mills, Ohio and Dawn Minder of Miltonsburg, Ohio, four grandchildren, Cassidy, Nicole, Shane and Cole.

Family and friends will be received Today from 4 to 8 p.m. at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg, Ohio, where services will be held on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. with Ed Fellabaum Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Armstrong Cemetery with the Powhatan Veterans Honor Guard conducting Military Graveside Services.

Memorial contributions may be made to Armstrongs Mills United Methodist Church.