OBITS: ELY, John Jr. - 12 Nov 2000 - Whitley Co, KY Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 02:54:03 -0500 Submitted by: "Bobbie Ivey-Lewallen" FROM THE NEWS-JOURNAL, CORBIN, 11/16/00 John Ely, Jr., 77, 16th Street, Corbin, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2000 at his home. He was born March 28, 1923 in Corbin to the late John Ely, Sr. and Ellen Brewer Ely Pierce. John received two Purple Hearts while serving in the U.S. Army infantry during World War II. He had worked for National Standard Co. and CSX Transportation. He belonged to the V.F.W. a nd D.A.V. Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Ely; three children, Eddie Ray Ely and Saundra Jones of Corbin, and Matthew Ely of Louisville; two grandchildren, Edward Ray Ely of London and Nicole Anderson of Corbin; three great-grandchildren, Taylor Ely, Austin Jones and Whitney Anderson; and three sisters, Lucy Burns, Ava Duffe, and Mary Ellen Hale, all of Cincinnati, Ohio. Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 14 at the O'Neil Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Reaves officiating. Burial was in the Cumberland Memorial Gardens. O'Neil Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. ***************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit, or for presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *****************************************************************************