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John Leslie "Les" Macintyre

1922 - 2008

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1922

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2008

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John Macintyre Obituary

John Leslie Macintyre, 85, of Lynchburg went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 19, 2008. He was the husband of Doris Brown Macintyre. Born July 2, 1922 in Chester, Pa. he was the son of the late John Leslie, Sr. and Amelia Wallace Macintyre. Les was a US Navy WW II veteran having served on the USS Portland. He was an industrial engineer retiring in 1988 from Varian Industries in Palo Alto, Ca. He attended Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son Richard L. Macintyre. He is survived by his daughter, Peggy Macintyre and two grandchildren, Richard A. Day and Rebecca R. Swint all of Lynchburg. A funeral service will be held Tuesday 1:00 pm at Diuguid Waterlick Chapel with the Rev. John Mabray officiating. The family will receive friends today from 7-8:30 pm at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held Friday at 1:00 pm in Edgewood Memorial Park in Glen Mills, Pa. Those wishing to make memorial contributions please consider Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
Published by The News & Advance from Jan. 22 to Jan. 24, 2008.

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Lianne Hunt

January 24, 2008

I am so sorry to hear of John's passing. Please know your family is in my prayers.

Lianne Hunt (formerly of Merry Maids)

Meghan (Griessmayer) Tanner

January 22, 2008

Peggy, Tony and Becky,

I am so sorry for your loss. I hope your memories will bring you comfort. Take care.

Jayne Yaw

January 21, 2008

John will be missed. It's going to be strange going to the house and him not there. You take care Mrs. Macintyre. We love you. Jayne & Debbie (Merry Maids)

Sharon Sprague

January 21, 2008

We were so sorry to hear about John's death. We will help you in any way we can. Our staff will be praying for you and your family.

Merry Maids, Mike, Sharon, Jayne and Debbie

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