Redmon, John Ray

John Ray Redmon

Born Jul. 18, 1932 in Craig, MO

Died Jul. 14, 1979 in Sacramento, CA

 Veteran John Ray Redmon, 46, died July 14, in a Sacramento, Calif., hospital after a three week illness.

The son of John and Hazel Rowlett Redmon, he was born July 18, 1932, on a farm near Craig, lived several years in the Craig-Mound City area, and graduated from Mound City High School in 1950.

A retired Air Force veteran, he served in London, England, where he met his wife, the former Mary Gene Kelly; also served in Vietnam, and had been affiliated with the Correction Facility at Richards Gebaur, Kansas City; Tyndall Air Base, Florida; and Mather Air Base, Sacramento.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Gene; two sons, John R. Redmon Jr., and Cory J. Redmon, all of Sacramento; his mother, Mrs. Hazel Nauman, Mound City, and one sister, Wilda Holland, Craig.

Services were set for 2 p.m. Thursday, July 19, in the Craig Church of the Nazarene, with burial in the IOOF Cemetery, Craig.

Source: Mound City News-Independent, Thursday, July 19, 1979, Page 2.

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