Dr. John T. Namey Jr.

FARRELL, PA — Dr. John T. Namey Jr., of Roemer Blvd., Farrell, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, September 13, 2007, at his home. He was 57.Born March 2, 1950, in Sharon, he was a devoted son, brother, father and uncle. A 1968 graduate of Farrell High School, he attended Thiel College in Greenville. He graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia with a degree in chemistry in 1977 and earned his doctorate of osteopathic medicine from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1981. He completed his internship at Millcreek Community Hospital in Erie in 1982. Dr. Namey practiced family medicine in Jefferson, Ohio, and was affiliated with Northeastern Ohio General Hospital in Madison, Ohio, and Memorial Hospital of Geneva in Geneva, Ohio. He formerly served as quality assurance director of the Ashtabula County Nursing Home, medical director at the Ashtabula County Justice Center, team physician at Jefferson Area High School, physician consultant at the Ashtabula County Child and Family Health Service Planning Council and as consultant for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for John Cheryl Inc. in Conneaut, Ohio.He had been a former member of the American Osteopathic Association, the Ohio Osteopathic Association, the American Academy of Osteopathy, the Ohio College of General Practitioners, the American Academy of Sports Physicians, the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and a Diplomate of the American College of General Practitioners.Dr. Namey was an Eagle Scout and a third degree member of the Knights of Columbus.He is survived by his three children, Kathryn Lorena Marie Namey, of Los Angeles; Mary Rose Namey, of Columbus, Ohio; and John T. Namey III of Jefferson, Ohio; a brother, Dr. Thomas C. Namey and his wife Anne, of Knoxville, Tenn.; three sisters, Lorena Namey Carlson, of Athens, Ohio; Marilyn P. Cagna and her husband Ralph, of Parma, Ohio; and Paula B. Booth and her husband, Dr. Hobson G. of Morgantown, W.Va.; and many nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. John and Lorena Curtis Namey; a brother, Dr. Mark P. Namey; and a brother-in-law, Dr. William Carlson.A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 22, 2007 at St. Adalbert Church, Fruit Avenue, Farrell, Pa., with the Rev. Charles S. Murcko, a close family friend, officiating. Burial will be at St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Farrell.Friends will be received after the funeral mass on Saturday, September 22, 2007, from 11 to 12:30 p.m. at the A.E. PUSTINGER FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 1310 Idaho St., Farrell, Pa.Condolences may be e-mailed to pustinger@verizon.net.