John Benjamin Aderhold

October 4, 1920 - March 28, 2011

John B. Aderhold, 90, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 28, 2011.

Funeral services will be on Thursday, March 31, at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church of Conroe with The Rev. Jerry Neff officiating.

Graveside services with military honors will be at 2 p.m. in Memory Gardens Cemetery, 3098 Hwy 69 N., Nederland, Texas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, at Cashner Funeral Home.

An adventurous man full of passion for life and with a knack for survival, he was a devoted father and husband. John was born in Jacksonville, Florida to his parents Frederick and Theresa Higginbotham Aderhold. He lived in childhood in Port Arthur, Texas and owned his own exterminations company in the area for 19 years. He served proudly in World War II for four years in the United States Navy and was a "frogman" the grandfather of the Navy Seals.

He was awarded such merits as the Navy Cross, Purple Heart, Asia Pacific Cross, Bronze Star and two Presidential accommodations. He served in the Pacific in the Battle of the Philippines and many more battles. A graduate of Landig College of Mortuary Science on November 21, 1947, he used his skills to help in the explosion in Texas City. John served in the U.S. Army for four years after WWII training Special Forces as a drill sergeant.

He served for a while in the merchant marines traveling all around the world. Once again he served his country serving as a Naval Intelligence officer working with the CIA traveling to foreign countries. Briefly he retired, devoting all his time and money to raising frogs for scientific research, which were implemental in the invention of the heart pacemaker.

John led a full life as an exterminator owning Doc Fog in Groves, Texas and J&J's Termite and Pest Control in Carthage, Texas and Conroe, Texas. John was a treasure hunter and an inventor. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Conroe.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy Jeanette Aderhold. John was the father of two daughters, Gale Veazey and her husband, Will, of Conroe and Kathey Beard and her husband, Jim, of College Station. He was the grandfather of three grandchildren, Brenton Troy Veazey and wife, Pauline of Conroe, Tyson Slate Veazey of Conroe, and Amanda Jeanette Beard of College Station. His great-grandchildren are, Lauren E. Benson of Austin, Nicholas Brandon Veazey of Conroe, and Bryce Thomas Paul Veazey of Conroe. John leaves behind many cousins and dear friends.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Odyssey Hospice for all their loving care of John.

This obituary was originally published in The Bryan-College Station Eagle.