John E. Carman
John E. Carman, age 68, of Quincy, IL, died on Friday, May 2, 2014 at his home. He was born on January 1, 1946 in Stoutsville, MO, the son of William “Mutt” and Ethel (Pierceall) Carman. He married Debra Dee Staley on May 27, 1983. She preceded him in death on June 13, 2003. John was a pressman for the Quincy Herald Whig, retiring in 1994. Previous to that, he had been a pressman for Perry Enterprise, Artcraft Printing, Standard Printing and then Royal Printing. John served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam Era. John also served in the Missouri National Guard and the Naval Reserve.
He was a member of the Masons. He enjoyed eagle watching. His greatest enjoyment, though, was time spent with family, especially his grandchildren.
He is survived by:
FOUR CHILDREN: Tracy Blade and her fiancee Roy Clegg of Carson City, NV; Karl Carman and his wife Tammy of Quincy; Michelle Staley of Quincy and Chris Staley and his wife Angela of Wheaton, IL
NINE GRANDCHILDREN: Zachary Blade, Angelica Blade, Brittney Clegg, Lindsay Carman; Nicole Carman, Victoria Flot, Chelsea Flot, Chloe Staley, and Emma Staley.
ONE GREAT-GRANDCHILD: Gisella Ide.
ONE SISTER: Phyllis Shively and her husband Aubrey “Bud”.
ONE AUNT: Mary Young and her husband Leroy and many nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.
In addition to his wife, he was also preceded in death by his parents, one brother: Robert Carman and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 11:00 AM in the Duker & Haugh Funeral Home. Interment in Greenmount Cemetery with military rites conducted at the cemetery. Visitation will be Friday evening from 4:00 until 7:00 at the Duker & Haugh Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the House of Prayer.
Tracey and Karl, so sorry to hear this. Your Dad was such a Great Guy. My thoughts and prayers are with your entire Family~
John was a wonderful neighbor and friend. He will be missed very much.
Our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
R.I.P. John
John, Although I knew you for only a short time, you seemed to have a sweet spirit and were very kind. May you rest in peace John. You are missed.
Phyllis, I am so sorry to hear about John. What a jewel he was as a little boy. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. Just Cherish the memories. My sympathy to all the family. May he rest in peace.
John you will be missed more than you could know we love you. will miss our coffee at the house and Dee’s and great talks of the old days.
My you rest in the Lord’s loving arms dear cousin. All my love to you. Susan
We will miss you John. You were a good neighbor and friend. We know you are now with your Heavenly Father. We pray your family will have peace knowing that you are not dead but are alive and well with Christ our Saviour whom you loved and served.
My deepest sympathy to John’s family, I know he suffered a lot over the years.