March 16, 1921 - October 18, 2005

Born March 16, 1921 in Clinton Township, Butler County he was the son of the late James G. Halstead and the late Bessie Leslie Halstead.

He attended the Rocky Run Elementary School in Clinton Township and the Butler High School.

He was employed by Spang and Company in Butler and Wilson Machinery Company in Grove City, Carl was veteran of WW II where he enlisted as a bandsman in the 704 Air Corp Band and was in Europe during the liberation of France and Germany. The band played for many special occasions and for many funerals. His time of service was from 1942 thru 1945.

Following his service time, he was employed at the Butler Savings and Trust Bank (now Union National/National City) and the South Butler Branch as well as the Bon Aire Branch.

He was active with the PA Horsemen's Association as a representative at the Meadows and the County Fairs of Pennsylvania. He has been a horse breeder and raced trotters and pacers in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, New York and Ohio. He was a member of the United States Trotting Association and the Pennsylvania Horsemen's Association, a 50-year member of the United Commercial Travelers of America, the AARP, and a 1998 Butler County Voter Hall of Fame Inductee. He and his three brothers sang together as a quartet for many functions. He also sang in the Sarver Community Choir for about 50 years and the men's chorus until recently, especially for the Easter Sunrise Service in the Saxonburg area in many churches and later at Knoch High School. He had been a member of the Middlesex Presbyterian Church for many years where he was the Sunday School Superintendent and sang in the choir. Since 1989 he was a member of Glade Run United Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder and delivered Meals on Wheels.

Mr. Halstead is survived by his wife Mary Esther Halstead, they celebrated 54 years of marriage this September. He is also survived by one brother, Howard Leslie Halstead; eleven nieces and nephews, nineteen great nieces and nephews, six great-great nieces and nephews and cousins.

Mr. Halstead was preceded in death by two older brothers, Clair and Paul.

Friends will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, Pennsylvania on Thursday, October 20, 2005 from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2005 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, October 22, 2005 from noon to 2 p.m.

Services will be held at the Glade Run United Presbyterian Church on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Greg Weist of Glade Run United Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow in Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels, Southern Butler County, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia, Pennsylvania 16059 or to the church of your choice.

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