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13147. John Dewey (Lucky)8 Allgood JR (John Dewey7, John 1Henry6, Aaron Shelby5, Joseph Royal4, Samuel3, Moses2, Edward1) was born June 23, 1924. John died August 7, 2003 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., MO. Obit: John "Lucky" Allgood, 79, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, at the Lutheran Home. He was born June 23, 1924, at Lutesville, Mo., son of Dewy and Bessie Hahn Allgood. He and Rosemary Hohler were married April 10, 1947.
John enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Dec. 28, 1941. He saw active duty as an aircraft mechanic in the Pacific with the Fourth Marine Air Wing Fighter Squadron. During his term of service he was also stationed in Hawaii, the Marshall Islands, and New Hebrides. John was honorably discharged Oct. 2, 1945. To further serve his country he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve for six additional years.
He was a heavy equipment operator 35 years and worked on many of the large buildings in the Cape Girardeau area. He was of the Lutheran denomination, member of VFW Post 3838 and Operating Engineers Local 513, and served on the Cape County Park Board.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Chris Welland and Cathy Blackwell of Cape Girardeau, Janice Wagoner of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau from 4 to 8 p.m. today.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Raymond McAfee officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park, with military rites by VFW Honor Guard and U.S. Marine Corps.
Pallbearers are John Hohler, John Blackwell, Brad Wagoner, Randy Welland, Greg Seesing, Jeff Seesing, Brandon Wagoner and Tyler Blackwell. Honorary pallbearers are Dane Miller, Mitch Miller, Tim Miller, Blake Miller, and Gabe Miller.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Alzheimer's Association.
He married Rosemary E. Hohler April 10, 1947 in Bolllinger Co., MO. Rosemary was born May 6, 1926 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., MO. Rosemary died December 18, 2010 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., MO. OBIT: Rosemary E. Allgood, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010, at the Lutheran Home, where she resided the past six months. She was born May 6, 1926, in Cape Girardeau to Henry and Gladys Herbst Hohler. She and John Dewey Allgood were married April 10, 1947, in Cape Girardeau. They had been married 56 years when he passed away Aug. 7, 2003.
Rosemary was a 1943 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau. She worked at the former Tenkhoff Rexall Drug Store and 25 years at the former Buckner-Ragsdale Clothing Store.
Loving survivors include three daughters, Chris (Randy) Welland of Cape Girardeau, Cathy (John) Blackwell of Cape Girardeau, Janice (Brad) Wagoner of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; a brother, Joe (Dorothy) Hohler of Kalamazoo, Mich.; four sisters, Ann Moyers of Springfield, Mo., Barbara Hamilton of St. Louis, Delores (Paul) Dowling of Cape Girardeau and Becky (Bob) Rushin of Springfield, Mo.
Also surviving are eight grandchildren, Lori Kirn, Greg (Beth) Seesing, Jeff Seesing, Sara (Richard) Sizemore, Amy (Jason) Emmenderfer, Tyler Blackwell, Brandon (Julie) Wagoner, Amber (Brian) Watson; 16 great-grandchildren, Taylor and Madison Kirn, Mason and Blake Seesing, Blake Trickey, Parker Critchlow, Jack Seesing, Jake, Cate, Lacey and Luke Sizemore, Cole, Paige and Cade Emmenderfer, Marlee Watson, Caleb Wagoner; and a great-great-granddaughter, Kayden Kirn.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Eugene and John Hohler; and a sister, Judy Miller.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Douglas Breite officiating.
Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.
John Dewey (Lucky) Allgood JR and Rosemary E. Hohler had the following children:
27329 i. Christine M. (Chris)9 Allgood (LIVING).
+ 27330 ii. Cathy Louise Allgood (LIVING).
+ 27331 iii. Janice A. Allgood (LIVING).
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