{"id":35312,"date":"2026-03-23T08:22:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=35312"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:22:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:22:50","slug":"don-haines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/don-haines\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Haines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Don D. Haines, 92, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday evening, March 21, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don was born on February 13, 1934, in Bryant, Indiana, to Roy and Mary (Hopkins) Haines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png?resize=640%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35313\" style=\"width:233px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png?w=819&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Pauline (Isch) Haines; his children, Daniel (Robin) Haines of Geneva; David (Rene) Haines of Portland and Deanna (David) Rinehart of Markle; ten grandchildren; and sixteen great grandchildren, with two more expected this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was preceded in death by his first wife Una (Liechty) Haines who died in childbirth in 1961. He was also preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Dwight Haines, Dorothy Haines, Dora Dean Williams, Dixie Dale Bailey, Delbert Haines and Delilah Haines; and several nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don was a 1952 graduate of Poling High School and served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. Throughout his life he was a hardworking man. He farmed, raised hogs, and owned and operated Haines Barber &amp; Beauty alongside his wife, Pauline. He retired in 1998 from the Bryant post office as a rural letter carrier after 26 years of service and spent many years repairing and selling Rainbow cleaning systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He gave his life to Christ on December 7, 1952, and faithfully served the Lord as a deacon at Sardinia Congregational Christian Church in Bryant. After moving to Bluffton in 1996, he became a member of Hope Missionary Church and later joined A City on A Hill Church in Uniondale. Don and Pauline once again operated a barber and beauty shop in Bluffton and enjoyed serving the people of their community; you could always count on Don for a strong handshake, a joke, or a good laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitation will be Friday, March 27, 2026, from 3:00 until 7:00 PM, at Goodwin \u2013 Harnish Funeral Home in Bluffton. Services will be held on Saturday, March 28, at 3:30 PM, at the Sonlight Wesleyan Church, with one hour of visitation prior to the service at the church. Steve Howell and Pastor Gary Aupperle will officiate. A private burial will take place at the I.O.O.F Cemetery in Pennville at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Memorial contributions may be made to Forgotten Children World Wide or Alive &amp; Well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don D. 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