Obituary of Dan Summers Wortham
WORTHAM - Dan S.
August 27, 1922 to
March 4, 2017. Born in Franklin, Kentucky,
Dan moved to Buffalo as a child. He attended
Lafayette High School, then worked at
Curtiss-Wright before enlisting in the
Army Air Corps in 1942. He was an
Aircraft Mechanic in the Eighth Air
Force in England. Dan attended U.B. in
Buffalo before working as a Senior
Field Auditor for Merchants Mutual
Insurance Co. of Buffalo. His hobbies
included radio control model aircraft
and wood working. Dan was a life
member of Inner Harbor Yacht Club
and was the Treasurer for many years.
He is the beloved husband of the late
Shirley Hall Wortham; loving father of
Fay (Jack) Brautigan and Lee (Julie)
Wortham; cherished grandfather of Ian
(Fallon) and Alexander (Jennifer)
Wortham; devoted great-grandfather of
Vann Wortham. The family will be
present to receive friends Friday,
March 10th from 4-7 PM at BEACHTUYN
FUNERAL HOME, INC., 5541
Main Street (at Cayuga Rd.), Williamsville.
Friends are invited to a Memorial
Service, Saturday, March 11th at
10 AM in the Chapel at Forest Lawn
Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined.
Memorials may be made to Glenn H.
Curtiss Museum, Hammondsport, NY
or to Roswell Park Alliance Foundation.