Born Sept. 29, 1909, in Portage, Utah, he married his wife, Blanche, in Logan on Oct. 21, 1932. The marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
During World War II, he worked at Hill Air Force Base, and later at Dugway Proving Grounds. In 1962, he moved to Wendell, where he operated a dairy and farmed until illness forced his retirement.
Mr. John was a member of the Wendell LDS Church.
Surviving are: his wife of Wendell, a son, Kit M. John of Shoshone; a daughter, Lynn Henderson of Buhl; two sisters, Koe Spillsbury and Verna Jarvis, both of Salt Lake City; four brothers, Samuel John of Glenns Ferry, James John and Kenneth John, both of Salt Lake City, and Val John in American Fork, Utah; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, two sisters and four brothers.
The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Wendell LDS Church, with Bishop Jay Little officiating. Burial will be in Wendell Cemetery.
Friends may call at Demaray's Wendell Chapel Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Mountain States Tumor Institute, 151 East Bannock St., Boise 83706.
Born Sept. 29, 1909, in Portage, Utah, he married his wife, Blanche, in Logan on Oct. 21, 1932. The marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
During World War II, he worked at Hill Air Force Base, and later at Dugway Proving Grounds. In 1962, he moved to Wendell, where he operated a dairy and farmed until illness forced his retirement.
Mr. John was a member of the Wendell LDS Church.
Surviving are: his wife of Wendell, a son, Kit M. John of Shoshone; a daughter, Lynn Henderson of Buhl; two sisters, Koe Spillsbury and Verna Jarvis, both of Salt Lake City; four brothers, Samuel John of Glenns Ferry, James John and Kenneth John, both of Salt Lake City, and Val John in American Fork, Utah; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, two sisters and four brothers.
The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Wendell LDS Church, with Bishop Jay Little officiating. Burial will be in Wendell Cemetery.
Friends may call at Demaray's Wendell Chapel Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Mountain States Tumor Institute, 151 East Bannock St., Boise 83706.
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