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Submitted: 7/18/07 • Approved: 2/19/14 • Last Updated: 8/14/15 • R30938-G30938-S3
John Elmer Bacus, Jr.
b.APR 30, 1916, Vinton Twp, s/o John Elmer and Sarah Catherine Wiseman Bacus
Margery Alene Jeffers
b JUL 20, 1921, Vinton Twp, d/o Aaron Paul and Dessie Esteline Perry Jeffers
John Elmer Bacus married Margery Alene Jeffers on July 23, 1936, Greenup, KY. They lived in Vinton Twp. in 1940, then moved to Columbus.
Parents of Barbara Loretta, b Nov 21, 1936; Eunice Faye, b Oct 10, 1937; Donald Loren, b Dec 28, 1939; John Edwin, b June 13, 1941; Terrence Lee, b Sep 30, 1944; Margery Carol, b Aug 15, 1946; and Teresa Jeanette, b May 8, 1953.
John Elmer worked as a tool and die maker for Timken Co. in Columbus.
John Elmer Bacus, Jr.
d JAN 3, 1975, Mercy Hospital, Columbus, 58Y, lung cancer, a resident of Columbus
Margery stayed in Columbus with her children until her death on Sept. 25, 2013, 92Y
Father Aaron Paul Jeffers (1897-1921, 22Y 10M 12D, pericarditis) is buried at Bowen Cemetery, Vales Mill, with his mother.
Mother Dessie Perry Lowe, wife of George (1902-1985) is buried at Franklin Hills Memory Gardens, Canal Winchester
Brother John Paul (1920-1999, US Army WWII) and wife, Bertha Josephine Peck (1922-2007) Jeffers are buried at Franklin Hills Memory Gardens, Canal Wincher
Contributed on 7/18/07 by ccalvin1
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