Sean E. LIAS

Sean E. LIAS, 49, of Westfield, PA, died Saturday, August 22, 2015. Born October 11, 1965, in Batavia, NY, he was the son of Ronald E. and Patricia Hosley Lias. On November 28, 1992, in Harrison Valley, PA, he married the former Billiejo Kibbe, who survives. A 1983 graduate of Cowanesque Valley High School, he studied electronics at Alfred State College and as a machinist at Corning Community College. He was employed by Corning, Inc. for 28 years. Sean was a racecar driver, racing street stock, super stocks, and limited sportsmen at Woodhull, Blackrock, and McKean County Raceways and then IMCA Modifieds from 1996 until 2009, winning several track and Eastern United States championships. He had over 250 feature wins. Surviving besides his wife, Billiejo, are: his parents of Westfield; a sister, Lori (Sean) Murray of Elmira, NY; two uncles, Ronald G. Bennett of Ulysses and Earl Lias of South Carver, MA; two aunts, Joyce (Lyle) Van Etten of Whitesville, NY and Marlene Wheaton of Erin, NY; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Leon and Donna Kibbe; sister-in-law, Penny (John) Sawicki of Bradford, PA; brother-in-law, Rick (Rachel) Kibbe of Westfield; and many cousins. Friends may call at the Olney Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ulysses, PA on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 from 12:00 - 3:00, with Funeral Services following at 3:00 PM. Mr. Jeff Barber will officiate. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Spalding Foundation for injured racecar drivers at www.spaldingfoundation.org. Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfuneralhome.com.