Funeral Services for Mr. John Howard Netherton, Jr., 91 year old Leonard resident, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday August 13, 2013 at the Valley Creek Baptist Church. Brother James Seigler will officiate. Burial will be in the Valley Creek Cemetery. Family visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday August 12, 2013 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel at Leonard.
Mr. Netherton was born June 11, 1922 at Leonard, Texas. His parents were John Howard “Jack” Netherton, Sr. and Dora Leona Bradley Netherton. He was a member of the Valley Creek Baptist Church, a 1940 graduate of Leonard High School and he served his country as a member of the United States Navy. He married Thresa Merlyn Savage October 22, 1949 at Leonard. He was a machinist and retired from Rockwell International in 1984. He passed away Friday August 9, 2013 at the Founders Plaza Nursing and Rehab at Wylie.
He is survived by his son: Michael Netherton of Leonard; his daughters: Lynda Hargrove of Plano and Dana Burdett of Wylie; his sisters: Nell McLain of Leonard and Nan Fox of Abilene; his seven grandchildren: Mark, Lyndsey and Zack Netherton, Amy and Laura Nan Hargrove, Travis Burdett and Emily Tao; his 3 great-grandchildren: Logan Tigno and Clare and Moses Burdett. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews as well as a host of friends too numerous to count. In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Ashley Erin Burdett.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Valley Creek Cemetery Association, c/o Erna Lea Ferguson ~ P.O. Box 1250 ~Leonard, Texas 75452.