Carlyle W. "Bud" Pio

CARLYLE W. "BUD" PIO, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at Paulding County Hospital, where he had been a patient for six days. He was born on May 30, 1912, in Payne, Ohio, the son of William and Myrtle (Skinner) Pio. He spent his childhood in Payne, and the last year of his life. He was founder of Pio Markets in Fort Wayne. In 1937, he bought a meat market from Don Hall and in 1944, he opened a second store on S. Calhoun Street, and changed the name from Hall's Market, to Pio's Market. He then opened a third store on E. State Street. In 1977, he sold the S. Calhoun Street business to his son-in-law, Don Gorney. He spent some of his retirement years at Pretty Lake in Northeastern Indiana, and Avon Park, Fla. He was a private pilot and a charter member of the First Flying Club at Smith Field in Fort Wayne, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Fort Wayne Aviation Museum. He is survived by daughters, Barbara Gorney of Fort Wayne, and Sue Kratzman, of Corunna; seven grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; an older sister, Cecile Neuenschwander, of Payne, Ohio; brother, Robert Pio, of Avon Park, Fla.; and uncle, Russell Skinner of Fort Wayne. He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Genevieve (Jones), in 1977; and a son-in-law, Don Gorney, in 1977. Service is 3 p.m. Sunday at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, 8408 Covington Road, with calling two hours prior. Memorials to EAA Chapter two, young eagles.