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John Diffie Obituary
John was born August 27, 1926, in Chidester Ark., to Joel Leonard and Blanche Marie (Hendricks) Diffie. He graduated from Camden High School before enlisting in the United States Navy, where he served aboard LSM 276 in the Pacific theater of WWII. He retired from Alcoa in 1987 after 23 years of service. John was a survivor of the 2005 tornado in Boonville. He was of the Catholic faith. John was a member of the VFW Post 3418 of Boonville. He enjoyed playing the harmonica, woodworking, bird and squirrel watching. He will be remembered by all as a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather, as well as a talented artist, craftsman, fisherman and beloved storyteller.
John is survived by four daughters, Connie Lutz of Boonville, Rebecca Sims and her husband, Randy, of Folsomville, Ind., Marjorie Diffie of Newburgh and Carol Cooley and her husband, Larry, of Folsomville; one son, John Diffie Jr. of Boonville; two grandchildren, Mark Lutz and his wife, Teresa, of Evansville and Katie Sims of Newburgh; two great-grandchildren, Abby Gowens and Becca Lutz, both of Evansville; and one brother, Leonard Diffie and his wife, Pat, of Jefferson, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Sue Ellen Diffie.
Services for John will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, from Bradley's Colonial Chapel in Boonville, burial in the Plainview Memorial Cemetery in Boonville. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time Friday at the funeral home. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Warrick County Veterans Memorial Services. Father Lowell Will officiating.
The family wishes to thank all of the staff at Woodmont Health Campus and Dr. Daniel Shirey, Dr. Steven Barnett and VistaCare Hospice for the wonderful care of John during his final years. Contributions in memory of John may be made to St. Jude's or the Plainview Memorial Cemetery Fund. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.bradleyscolonialchapel.com
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Rhonda Walters Healy
August 29, 2008
Carol,
I am so sorry for your loss, May God bless you and your family. I will remember all of you in my prayers.
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Scott, Missy, Madi and Mary-Cate
August 28, 2008
Our condolences on your loss. If John was anything like Marge, he had to have been a awesome man.
Andy Hawes
August 28, 2008
John,
I will miss you, I will be in prayer for the family for the great loss of a wonderful man.
I was John's supervisor at Alcoa for many years and I learned a lot from John. John would sit and think about the job, then get up and not miss a beat in getting the task complete. John always amazed me at his talent. I loved to hear him tell stories about his youth. He was quite a Man!
May God give the Family peace in this time of sorrow and Bless you will many fond memories of John.
With Gods Love
Andy Hawes
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