St. Clair County Obits

JOHN R. SALMON

Clinton Daily Democrat
2 January 2002
John R. Salmon died December 7, 2001, at Clinton Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Clinton, at the age of 80 years. He was born March 23, 1921, in Henry County, the son of Homer B. and Mary A. Salmon, growing up in Henry and St. Clair counties. John served in the United States Air Corps during World War II. After his discharge in 1945, he returned home and was united in marriage to Nadine Gross, who preceded him in death in 1998. To this union they were blessed with a daughter, Peggy Jo. John was a farmer until his retirement in 1981. John was a devoted and loving father. His special joy in life was his granddaughter, Lora, whom he shared a very special bond. John is survived by his daughter, Peggy Joe Powell and husband, Tim, Montrose; one granddaughter, Lora, Montrose; three sisters, Ruth Ashley of Clinton, Dorothy Erhart of Mission, Kansas, and Pauline Mannen of Chesterton, Indiana, as well as a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two half-brothers, Sam and Francis Salmon, and three sisters, Lucille Schallert, Louise Stricker and Faye Kneip. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Monday, December 10, at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, with Dr. Deems Brooks and Babs Brooks officiating. Pallbearers were Ron Kneip, Jim Erhart, Steve Gross, Terry Mannen, John Wilson and Ron Wilson. Honorary pallbearers were Robert Ming, Glenn Wilson and Harold Hesemann. Burial was in Hopewell Cemetery, Montrose, under the direction of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton.