John V. "Jake" Bible's Obituary
McLEAN SERVICES - Graveside services at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 19, 2010 in Alanreed Cemetery with Rev. Thacker Haynes, Pastor of the First United Methodist Church in McLean, officiating. INTERMENT - Alanreed Cemetery ARRANGEMENTS - Robertson Funeral Directors of McLean. John V. Bible, age 90, entered his heavenly journey on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at the Amarillo Veterans Hospital, with children at his bedside. John "Jake" served with the US Marines in the Asiatic-Pacific area from July 1, 1942 to October 28, 1943. He married Ruth Bernice Deithloff on August 28, 1945 at Berkley, California. They were married for 58 years at the time of her death. He had lived in the McLean area most of his life and was a pipefitter at the time of his reirement. He was a Baptist. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY - his wife in 2004, a daughter, June Bible in 1977, and a step-daughter, Missy Speer in 2007. SURVIVORS - 6 children, John Bible and wife Janice of Bloomingdale, GA, Jean Price and husband Jerry of Forney, TX, James Bible and wife Vonnie of McLean, Jane Roop and husband Lon of Homer, Alaska, Janet Bible of Amarillo, Jeri Horn and husband Ray of Lisbon, IA; 10 grandchildren; and 9 great grandchildren. The family extends gratitude, love, and appreciation to his health care givers at the VA Community Living Center. MEMORIALS - Alanreed Cemetery Association / PO Box B / Alanreed, Texas 79002. THE FAMILY MAY BE CONTACTED AT: PO Box 511172 / Amarillo, Texas 79159-1172
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