Statler Family Obituaries
Sneed, John
John Snead, 81, of Jackson, passed away at his home Sunday, October 13, 2013.
He was born January 6, 1932, in St. Louis County, Mo., to John R. and Lena Welch Snead.
He and Carol Revelle were married Dec. 9, 1989.
John was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a corporal in the U.S. Army, serving honorably from December 1, 1952 to October 14, 1954. He worked 40 years as manager of the food service department at the former McDonell Douglas Aircraft Corp. in St. Louis, retiring in 1985. John moved to Jackson in 1985. He worked at the Jaycee Golf Course; in food service at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Cape Girardeau; and as a custodian at North Elementary School in Fruitland, retiring in the late 1990’s. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Jackson.
Loving survivors include his wife, Carol of Jackson; two daughters, Joann (Steve) Paul of Wichita, Kan., and Suzann (Kenny) Cass of Benton, Ky.; two step-daughters, Donna (Earl) Isley and Sharon (Gran) Murdock all of Rifle, Colo.; one brother Harold (Sophie) Snead of O’Fallon, Mo.; one sister, Betty (Jack) Grumke of Bridgton, Mo.; four grandchildren; and seven step-grandchildren.
Friends may call Tuesday, October 15, 2013, from 5 to 8 PM, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
Funeral service will be Wednesday, October 16th, at 10 AM, at the funeral home, with Rev. Bill Rhodes officiating. Interment will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson with full military honors.
Memorials may take the form of contributions to First Baptist Church in Jackson.
Printed in the Monday, October 14, 2013 edition of the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO
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