Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Orla " Pete " Johns
( January 14, 1925 - September 9, 2013 )
Residence: Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana
Died: Monday, September 09, 2013
Location: 1:05 a.m., at his daughter's home in Rockfield, surrounded by his family.
Age: 88
Date of Birth: Wednesday, January 14, 1925
Birth place:
Branch: Navy
Service: World War II
Father: Samuel Elmer Johns
Mother: Goldia ( Raines ) Johns
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Monticello (Carroll County) most all of his life.
Funeral Date: Friday, September 13, 2013
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m., at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Pastor Gary Roberts of the Grace Community Baptist Church in Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Yeoman Cemetery in rural Yeoman (Carroll County), Indiana
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 12, 2013, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Pete was the owner/operator of "Pete's Bait & Tackle" in rural Yeoman (Carroll County), Indiana, for over forty-five (45) years. He was a United States World War II Navy Veteran, serving form January 4, 1943 to January 25, 1946. Pete was a member of the Grace Community Baptist Church of Monticello, Indiana. He was a former member of the Moose Lodge and Redman's Lodge, both of Monticello, Indiana.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Honor Guard of the American Legion, VFW, and AmVets Post will be at the Yeoman Cemetery.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Grace Community Baptist Church of Monticello, Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the church.
Marriage Information: On November 6, 1947, in Monticello, Indiana, he married Violet M. Wesley. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife,Violet M. Johns of Monticello, Indiana;Children, Roy (wife Helen) Johns of Monticello, Indiana, Linda (husband Rick) Cope of Kokomo, Indiana, Rebecca (husband Randy) Myers of Rockfield, Indiana,Nancy (husband Alan) Nies of Star City, Indiana, Judy Johns of Kokomo, Indiana, andAllen Johns of Poquoson, Virginia; Twenty-one (21) Grandchildren; Thirty (30) Great Grandchildren;Two (2) Great Great Grandchildren; Brother, Earl Johns of Alabama; Sister, Gertrude Doyle of Greenfield, Indiana
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Samuel Elmer and Goldia (Raines) Johns; Son, Jerry Wayne Johns; Brothers, Arthur, Keith, Ralph, and Buddy Johns; Sisters, Lenora, Nellie, and Bell.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583-8488.
Died: Monday, September 09, 2013
Location: 1:05 a.m., at his daughter's home in Rockfield, surrounded by his family.
Age: 88
Date of Birth: Wednesday, January 14, 1925
Birth place:
Branch: Navy
Service: World War II
Father: Samuel Elmer Johns
Mother: Goldia ( Raines ) Johns
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Monticello (Carroll County) most all of his life.
Funeral Date: Friday, September 13, 2013
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m., at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Pastor Gary Roberts of the Grace Community Baptist Church in Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Yeoman Cemetery in rural Yeoman (Carroll County), Indiana
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 12, 2013, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Pete was the owner/operator of "Pete's Bait & Tackle" in rural Yeoman (Carroll County), Indiana, for over forty-five (45) years. He was a United States World War II Navy Veteran, serving form January 4, 1943 to January 25, 1946. Pete was a member of the Grace Community Baptist Church of Monticello, Indiana. He was a former member of the Moose Lodge and Redman's Lodge, both of Monticello, Indiana.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Honor Guard of the American Legion, VFW, and AmVets Post will be at the Yeoman Cemetery.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Grace Community Baptist Church of Monticello, Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the church.
Marriage Information: On November 6, 1947, in Monticello, Indiana, he married Violet M. Wesley. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife,Violet M. Johns of Monticello, Indiana;Children, Roy (wife Helen) Johns of Monticello, Indiana, Linda (husband Rick) Cope of Kokomo, Indiana, Rebecca (husband Randy) Myers of Rockfield, Indiana,Nancy (husband Alan) Nies of Star City, Indiana, Judy Johns of Kokomo, Indiana, andAllen Johns of Poquoson, Virginia; Twenty-one (21) Grandchildren; Thirty (30) Great Grandchildren;Two (2) Great Great Grandchildren; Brother, Earl Johns of Alabama; Sister, Gertrude Doyle of Greenfield, Indiana
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Samuel Elmer and Goldia (Raines) Johns; Son, Jerry Wayne Johns; Brothers, Arthur, Keith, Ralph, and Buddy Johns; Sisters, Lenora, Nellie, and Bell.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583-8488.