S. Blane Hepfner 1980-2009

HUBBARD - CW3 S. Blane Hepfner, U.S. Army, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, formerly of Hubbard, died Wednesday, May 27, 2009, as the result of a helicopter crash.

He was born Aug. 4, 1980, in Youngstown, a son of Stanley B. and Renee M. Orr Hepfner.

CW3 Hepfner has served with the Army since 1997.

He leaves his father and mother, Ken and Renee Possert of Hubbard; a daughter, Kathryn White of Massachusetts; one brother, William Panning of Hubbard; a sister, Janelle Hepfner of North Carolina; a stepsister, Carrie Barr of Hubbard; a half-sister, Rebecca Hepfner of New Jersey; and his grandparents, Robert and Rhodena Orr of Hubbard, Joseph and Margret Possert of Hubbard, and Adrienne Hepfner of Youngstown.

Full military funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hubbard Union Cemetery. Family and friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Kelley-Robb Funeral Home.