John Breedon Class 1943


Branch of service U S Army 33844289
Rank
Entered service 3/9/1944
Discharged
Born 12/22/1925
Died 3/11/2007
Buried  Jefferson United Methodist cemetery, Jefferson, MD

 

 

As originally published on Tuesday, March 13, 2007.

Mr. John W. Breeden, 81, of Jefferson, died Sunday, March 11, 2007, at his home with his family.
     He was the husband of Gloris Dolores Barger Breeden. They were married 57 years.
Born December 22, 1925, in Eagles, W.Va., he was the son of the late Jobe O. Breeden and Lela C. Simons Willard.
     Mr. Breeden graduated from Brunswick High School in 1943. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Jefferson. He was also a member of the Jefferson Ruritan Club.
     Mr. Breeden served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European Theater. He was employed at the Litten's Chevrolet Garage in Brunswick for 11 years as an auto mechanic. Then he was employed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology for 38 years. He retired from there on June 2, 2000.
     Surviving, in addition to his wife, is a daughter, Jayne G. Dallas and husband Mike of Germany; a son, John W. Breeden II and wife Karen of Germantown; three grandchildren, Cristina, Alexandra and Anna Dallas; three sisters, Lorraine Layman of Frederick, Betty Smith of Jefferson and Drucilla Lake of Brunswick; and two brothers, Robert Breeden and wife Cathy of Brunswick and Jobe Breeden and wife Betty of Gapland.
     The family will receive friends at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1100 North Maple Ave., Brunswick, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 14.
     Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 15, with the Rev. Sarah Andrews officiating.
Interment will be in Jefferson United Methodist Cemetery