John Hobart MyersAge: 80 years1930–2011
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- John Hobart Myers
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- John Hobart
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- Myers
 Birth | August 28, 1930 20 16 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | John Robert Foster Jr April 28, 1935 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | April 12, 1940 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 11 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 19 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 15 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Laura May Moyer September 26, 1977 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a mother | Margaret Foster April 16, 1986 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a father | Donald Charles Myers Sr 1992 (Age 61 years) |
 Death | June 10, 2011 (Age 80 years) |
| Obituary | John Hobart Myers Obituary June 15, 2011 (5 days after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lake Havasu Memorial Gardens |
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Donald Charles Myers Sr Birth: 1910 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: 1992 — Alabama, United States |
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Margaret Foster Birth: August 31, 1913 31 23 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: April 16, 1986 — Alabama, United States |
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John Hobart Myers Birth: August 28, 1930 20 16 — Mount Carmel, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States Death: June 10, 2011 — Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, United States |
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Parents Millard Longbine + Grace Matilda Foster
Parents James Foster + Avonelle LaRue “Boots” Rice
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Parents Raymond Clyde Foster + Kathryn L McElwee
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Parents Donald James Williams Sr + Blanche Viola Foster
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Parents Harry Edward Strausser Sr + Eleanor M Foster
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Parents Robert John Foster + Asunte “Susan” DiGianvittorio
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| Obituary | Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ -
Published Wednesday, June 15, 2011 -
John H. Myers of Lake Havasu City passed away suddenly in Lake Havasu City last Friday, June 10, 2011.
He was born Aug. 28, 1930, in Mt. Carmel, Pa., to Margaret Foster and Donald C. Myers.
John was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother. He attended high school in Alamogordo, N.M., Heidelburg, Germany, and graduated in 1948 from Long Branch High School in New Jersey.
John considered himself an Army brat. He enlisted in the Army in 1948 and was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency while in basic training. He served seven years in the military, working for the C.I.A., then converted to civilian status with the agency, specializing in communications.
John met and married Charlotte Hofe in Washington D.C. in 1949. They had four children. During his 27 years of duty, he was stationed in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. John retired in 1975 and started his second career in real estate in Virginia. He retired to Lake Havasu City in 1978 and joined Era-American Real Estate serving as its manager. Charlotte passed away in March 1987 in Lake Havasu City.
On Sept. 9, 1989, John married longtime friend Paula Johnson, becoming true soul mates and best buddies. John loved his God and his country. He also enjoyed all sports, played golf, walked 5 miles five times a week, loved traveling on road trips and loved the Diamondbacks.
John was a past officer of BPOE Elks 2399, former Chamber of Commerce Director and past president of Lake Havasu City Board of Realtors.
John was preceded in death by his parents, Margaret and Donald Myers. He is survived by his loving wife Paula; daughter Judy (Will) Harvey of Lake Havasu City; sons, John M. (Connie) Myers of Round Hill, Va., David (Joy) Myers of Las Cruces, N.M., and Steven (Isabel) Myers of Lake Havasu City; brother Don (Patti) Myers; two stepchildren, Sandy Johnson of Peoria, Ariz. and Ron (Theresa) Johnson of Annapolis, Md.; grandchildren, James and Katie Myers of Round Hill, Va., Charlie and David Myers of Las Cruces, N.M., Ed and Caroline Myers of Lake Havasu City; stepgrandson R.J. Johnson Jr. of Annapolis and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Lietz-Fraze Chapel. Pastor David Bybee will offer words of comfort and inspiration. B.P.O.E. Lodge 2399 will hold the Lodge of Sorrows, and VFW Post 9401 and American Legion Post 81 will present full military honors.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations in John's memory go to the Cancer Society or Heart Association of Lake Havasu, PO Box 1410, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405.
Thoughts and condolences can be submitted to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. Arrangements were placed under the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home & Crematory. |