John Blanton Elder was born in Dallas, Texas to the late Arthur B. and Inez Staub Elder. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, The University of Houston and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. John served in the US Navy during World War II, in training and as a line officer, aboard the USS Bristol in the Mediterranean/Atlantic Fleets. The Reverend Doctor Elder was a Minister in the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A. for more than 50 years, having organized new congregations in San Antonio, Houston, and Georgetown and pastored churches in Wharton, Sinton, and Leander, Texas. He was a licensed Psychologist employed by the U. S. Army, Air Force and Veterans Administration in Europe, as well as in the United States. He taught Psychology at the Universities of Houston, Central Texas, and Maryland in the Asian and European Divisions. John loved to travel, live life and listen to the music of Edith Piaf and Willie Nelson. John, we will miss you dearly, with much love, your family and friends.
Cause of death: cancer
Cause of death: cancer
John Blanton Elder was born in Dallas, Texas to the late Arthur B. and Inez Staub Elder. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, The University of Houston and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. John served in the US Navy during World War II, in training and as a line officer, aboard the USS Bristol in the Mediterranean/Atlantic Fleets. The Reverend Doctor Elder was a Minister in the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A. for more than 50 years, having organized new congregations in San Antonio, Houston, and Georgetown and pastored churches in Wharton, Sinton, and Leander, Texas. He was a licensed Psychologist employed by the U. S. Army, Air Force and Veterans Administration in Europe, as well as in the United States. He taught Psychology at the Universities of Houston, Central Texas, and Maryland in the Asian and European Divisions. John loved to travel, live life and listen to the music of Edith Piaf and Willie Nelson. John, we will miss you dearly, with much love, your family and friends.
Cause of death: cancer
Cause of death: cancer
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