John F. "Johnny" Church was the son of Claude Church and Dora Willoughby. For almost twenty years he drove for A&C Trucking of Indianapolis and was a member of the Teamster's union.
∼I am "VERY BLESSED " to have had John Frank Church "JOHN JOHN" as my Grand father .The Memories I have of John John I will Keep in My heart forever.The memories of him laying across his bed so tired from work and his door standing wide open ,and us coming in and him get up to greet us .or Us calling him up to talk and him saying in his very deep voice "Hi Baby " or him surprising us and coming to the fair in Mars Hill ,Or when him and My sister would always call each other "Ugly " just as a joke .John John was always a Chevy Man ,And was the biggest Dale Earnhardt fan out there ,I will always remember that he overcame the Hell he was put through in his life ,by people that did not understand him and by people who thought they were better then him .You John John were and are second to none ,and you reside in each one of kids hearts and in Mom's heart ,You are FOREVER OUR JOHN JOHN. My Grand Father John Frank Church "JOHN JOHN" was born April 23rd 1939 at City Hospital in Indianapolis ,Indiana to Claude Richard and Dora Ann Church . As a baby and as a young man John John suffered from the disease Polio ,In Later life he would learn the disease had made his voice very deep which later became his trademark and something I loved very very much about John John . John John Remembered when the Americans invaded the beaches of Normandy on D Day June 6th 1944.John John had a Sister Agnes that was born in 1941 ,John John learned that in late 1950 that his Mother was Pregnant ,On April 1st 1951 his Brother Claude L Church was born but Passed away at birth ,John John Remembers going up to the hospital and learned that his Baby brother had Passed away ,John John and his Father was able to hold his brother,His brother was laid to rest in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Greenwood Indiana .On April 16th 1953 ,John John was called out of class room and was told his Mother had passed away ,His mother Dora Passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage ,She was Laid to rest in Mount Pleasant Cemetery .After the Lose of his Mother ,John John's Father ,working on the Railroad ,Needing someone to watch John John and his sister .John John's Dad hired a nanny to live with them as he worked to take care of them,The Nanny that was hired to take of them began spending the money for her self ,Back then you were to keep your mouth shut about those things ,The Nanny somewhat took care of John John Sister ,but he was told to find his own food and was told to get a job by the nanny ,as things were very hard for John John ,He began bumming cigarettes off of people to make him self sick so he would not be hungry ,but as the nanny took less care of his sister ,John John would do odd and end jobs to get food for him and his sister,One day John John went to a burger stand at the far end of the road he lived on ,He asked the Beautiful lady at the stand ,if he picked up the trash and would sweep out side if he could get two breaded tenderloin with a slice of tomato ,one for him and one for his sister ,he did was asked of him and got his sandwiches , John realized The beautiful Lady had put more sandwiches in the bag ,That beautiful Lady was my Grand Mother,Bobbie Lee Riddle "MAMA" .A few years later when getting his license ,He got his first car ,A four door 55 Chevy Bel-air that he took great pride in ,customizing it ,and putting fuzzy dice seemed to set the car off.Being a very intelligent student ,John John became Valedictorian of his graduating class from Ben Davis High School in 1957.After High School ,John John began working as a truck driver ,while working ,John John joined the Marines ,but was later Honorably Discharged because of persistant stomach aliments,At some point in time he became a Fire fighter ,working for Wayne 1 in Mars hill .On October 31st 1960 John John and Bobbie Lee Riddle"MAMA" became life long soul mates .On July 9th 1967 ,John John and Bobbie "Mama "had their first child ,My Mother ,Melissa Jill Church .later in 1969 they gave birth to their Second child Joey Langston .As my Mother was growing up ,Road trips were a everyday thing ,Mama and John John would travel all over doing many thing well in to the morning hours .When my Mother and Father meet in 1982 ,Mama told my Dad that John John loved Richard Pryor ,John John would never curse around My mother .My Dad,to break the ice of meeting John John ,hooked speakers up in his car and had Rickard Pryor turned all the way up when he pulled up to pick John John up ,Lets just say John John was not happy,But was told later that night by Mama that she had told my Dad that to pull a joke on him.In 1984 John ,Was blessed with his first Grandchild Bobbie Jill Moore,in that same year John Began working for his best friend Jim Carmichael at A and C trucking ,John John Was his Fathers caregiver as he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease .Sadly ,John John lost his Father on March 17th 1987 ,The day before his Second Grandchild Was born ,Molly Kate Moore.Two years later his third Grandchild ,Gary Moore was born .In Feb,of 1990 Mama was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.On Sept 9th ,My Beloved and very strong Grand Mother .Lost her battle with the awful disease,John John was never the same after her passing .In 1992 ,John John was blessed with another Grandson ,Ronald Roy Johnathan Lee Moore ,In 1997 ,He was blessed with another Grand Daughter ,Hayley Moore ,and in 1998 He was blessed with another Grand Daughter ,Hallie Moore,On June 5th 2003 we lost John John ,He was Laid to rest next to the love of his live , My Grand Mother Bobbie Lee Riddle Mama in Floral Park Cemetery .
∼I am "VERY BLESSED " to have had John Frank Church "JOHN JOHN" as my Grand father .The Memories I have of John John I will Keep in My heart forever.The memories of him laying across his bed so tired from work and his door standing wide open ,and us coming in and him get up to greet us .or Us calling him up to talk and him saying in his very deep voice "Hi Baby " or him surprising us and coming to the fair in Mars Hill ,Or when him and My sister would always call each other "Ugly " just as a joke .John John was always a Chevy Man ,And was the biggest Dale Earnhardt fan out there ,I will always remember that he overcame the Hell he was put through in his life ,by people that did not understand him and by people who thought they were better then him .You John John were and are second to none ,and you reside in each one of kids hearts and in Mom's heart ,You are FOREVER OUR JOHN JOHN. My Grand Father John Frank Church "JOHN JOHN" was born April 23rd 1939 at City Hospital in Indianapolis ,Indiana to Claude Richard and Dora Ann Church . As a baby and as a young man John John suffered from the disease Polio ,In Later life he would learn the disease had made his voice very deep which later became his trademark and something I loved very very much about John John . John John Remembered when the Americans invaded the beaches of Normandy on D Day June 6th 1944.John John had a Sister Agnes that was born in 1941 ,John John learned that in late 1950 that his Mother was Pregnant ,On April 1st 1951 his Brother Claude L Church was born but Passed away at birth ,John John Remembers going up to the hospital and learned that his Baby brother had Passed away ,John John and his Father was able to hold his brother,His brother was laid to rest in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Greenwood Indiana .On April 16th 1953 ,John John was called out of class room and was told his Mother had passed away ,His mother Dora Passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage ,She was Laid to rest in Mount Pleasant Cemetery .After the Lose of his Mother ,John John's Father ,working on the Railroad ,Needing someone to watch John John and his sister .John John's Dad hired a nanny to live with them as he worked to take care of them,The Nanny that was hired to take of them began spending the money for her self ,Back then you were to keep your mouth shut about those things ,The Nanny somewhat took care of John John Sister ,but he was told to find his own food and was told to get a job by the nanny ,as things were very hard for John John ,He began bumming cigarettes off of people to make him self sick so he would not be hungry ,but as the nanny took less care of his sister ,John John would do odd and end jobs to get food for him and his sister,One day John John went to a burger stand at the far end of the road he lived on ,He asked the Beautiful lady at the stand ,if he picked up the trash and would sweep out side if he could get two breaded tenderloin with a slice of tomato ,one for him and one for his sister ,he did was asked of him and got his sandwiches , John realized The beautiful Lady had put more sandwiches in the bag ,That beautiful Lady was my Grand Mother,Bobbie Lee Riddle "MAMA" .A few years later when getting his license ,He got his first car ,A four door 55 Chevy Bel-air that he took great pride in ,customizing it ,and putting fuzzy dice seemed to set the car off.Being a very intelligent student ,John John became Valedictorian of his graduating class from Ben Davis High School in 1957.After High School ,John John began working as a truck driver ,while working ,John John joined the Marines ,but was later Honorably Discharged because of persistant stomach aliments,At some point in time he became a Fire fighter ,working for Wayne 1 in Mars hill .On October 31st 1960 John John and Bobbie Lee Riddle"MAMA" became life long soul mates .On July 9th 1967 ,John John and Bobbie "Mama "had their first child ,My Mother ,Melissa Jill Church .later in 1969 they gave birth to their Second child Joey Langston .As my Mother was growing up ,Road trips were a everyday thing ,Mama and John John would travel all over doing many thing well in to the morning hours .When my Mother and Father meet in 1982 ,Mama told my Dad that John John loved Richard Pryor ,John John would never curse around My mother .My Dad,to break the ice of meeting John John ,hooked speakers up in his car and had Rickard Pryor turned all the way up when he pulled up to pick John John up ,Lets just say John John was not happy,But was told later that night by Mama that she had told my Dad that to pull a joke on him.In 1984 John ,Was blessed with his first Grandchild Bobbie Jill Moore,in that same year John Began working for his best friend Jim Carmichael at A and C trucking ,John John Was his Fathers caregiver as he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease .Sadly ,John John lost his Father on March 17th 1987 ,The day before his Second Grandchild Was born ,Molly Kate Moore.Two years later his third Grandchild ,Gary Moore was born .In Feb,of 1990 Mama was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.On Sept 9th ,My Beloved and very strong Grand Mother .Lost her battle with the awful disease,John John was never the same after her passing .In 1992 ,John John was blessed with another Grandson ,Ronald Roy Johnathan Lee Moore ,In 1997 ,He was blessed with another Grand Daughter ,Hayley Moore ,and in 1998 He was blessed with another Grand Daughter ,Hallie Moore,On June 5th 2003 we lost John John ,He was Laid to rest next to the love of his live , My Grand Mother Bobbie Lee Riddle Mama in Floral Park Cemetery .
John F. "Johnny" Church was the son of Claude Church and Dora Willoughby. For almost twenty years he drove for A&C Trucking of Indianapolis and was a member of the Teamster's union.
∼I am "VERY BLESSED " to have had John Frank Church "JOHN JOHN" as my Grand father .The Memories I have of John John I will Keep in My heart forever.The memories of him laying across his bed so tired from work and his door standing wide open ,and us coming in and him get up to greet us .or Us calling him up to talk and him saying in his very deep voice "Hi Baby " or him surprising us and coming to the fair in Mars Hill ,Or when him and My sister would always call each other "Ugly " just as a joke .John John was always a Chevy Man ,And was the biggest Dale Earnhardt fan out there ,I will always remember that he overcame the Hell he was put through in his life ,by people that did not understand him and by people who thought they were better then him .You John John were and are second to none ,and you reside in each one of kids hearts and in Mom's heart ,You are FOREVER OUR JOHN JOHN. My Grand Father John Frank Church "JOHN JOHN" was born April 23rd 1939 at City Hospital in Indianapolis ,Indiana to Claude Richard and Dora Ann Church . As a baby and as a young man John John suffered from the disease Polio ,In Later life he would learn the disease had made his voice very deep which later became his trademark and something I loved very very much about John John . John John Remembered when the Americans invaded the beaches of Normandy on D Day June 6th 1944.John John had a Sister Agnes that was born in 1941 ,John John learned that in late 1950 that his Mother was Pregnant ,On April 1st 1951 his Brother Claude L Church was born but Passed away at birth ,John John Remembers going up to the hospital and learned that his Baby brother had Passed away ,John John and his Father was able to hold his brother,His brother was laid to rest in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Greenwood Indiana .On April 16th 1953 ,John John was called out of class room and was told his Mother had passed away ,His mother Dora Passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage ,She was Laid to rest in Mount Pleasant Cemetery .After the Lose of his Mother ,John John's Father ,working on the Railroad ,Needing someone to watch John John and his sister .John John's Dad hired a nanny to live with them as he worked to take care of them,The Nanny that was hired to take of them began spending the money for her self ,Back then you were to keep your mouth shut about those things ,The Nanny somewhat took care of John John Sister ,but he was told to find his own food and was told to get a job by the nanny ,as things were very hard for John John ,He began bumming cigarettes off of people to make him self sick so he would not be hungry ,but as the nanny took less care of his sister ,John John would do odd and end jobs to get food for him and his sister,One day John John went to a burger stand at the far end of the road he lived on ,He asked the Beautiful lady at the stand ,if he picked up the trash and would sweep out side if he could get two breaded tenderloin with a slice of tomato ,one for him and one for his sister ,he did was asked of him and got his sandwiches , John realized The beautiful Lady had put more sandwiches in the bag ,That beautiful Lady was my Grand Mother,Bobbie Lee Riddle "MAMA" .A few years later when getting his license ,He got his first car ,A four door 55 Chevy Bel-air that he took great pride in ,customizing it ,and putting fuzzy dice seemed to set the car off.Being a very intelligent student ,John John became Valedictorian of his graduating class from Ben Davis High School in 1957.After High School ,John John began working as a truck driver ,while working ,John John joined the Marines ,but was later Honorably Discharged because of persistant stomach aliments,At some point in time he became a Fire fighter ,working for Wayne 1 in Mars hill .On October 31st 1960 John John and Bobbie Lee Riddle"MAMA" became life long soul mates .On July 9th 1967 ,John John and Bobbie "Mama "had their first child ,My Mother ,Melissa Jill Church .later in 1969 they gave birth to their Second child Joey Langston .As my Mother was growing up ,Road trips were a everyday thing ,Mama and John John would travel all over doing many thing well in to the morning hours .When my Mother and Father meet in 1982 ,Mama told my Dad that John John loved Richard Pryor ,John John would never curse around My mother .My Dad,to break the ice of meeting John John ,hooked speakers up in his car and had Rickard Pryor turned all the way up when he pulled up to pick John John up ,Lets just say John John was not happy,But was told later that night by Mama that she had told my Dad that to pull a joke on him.In 1984 John ,Was blessed with his first Grandchild Bobbie Jill Moore,in that same year John Began working for his best friend Jim Carmichael at A and C trucking ,John John Was his Fathers caregiver as he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease .Sadly ,John John lost his Father on March 17th 1987 ,The day before his Second Grandchild Was born ,Molly Kate Moore.Two years later his third Grandchild ,Gary Moore was born .In Feb,of 1990 Mama was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.On Sept 9th ,My Beloved and very strong Grand Mother .Lost her battle with the awful disease,John John was never the same after her passing .In 1992 ,John John was blessed with another Grandson ,Ronald Roy Johnathan Lee Moore ,In 1997 ,He was blessed with another Grand Daughter ,Hayley Moore ,and in 1998 He was blessed with another Grand Daughter ,Hallie Moore,On June 5th 2003 we lost John John ,He was Laid to rest next to the love of his live , My Grand Mother Bobbie Lee Riddle Mama in Floral Park Cemetery .
∼I am "VERY BLESSED " to have had John Frank Church "JOHN JOHN" as my Grand father .The Memories I have of John John I will Keep in My heart forever.The memories of him laying across his bed so tired from work and his door standing wide open ,and us coming in and him get up to greet us .or Us calling him up to talk and him saying in his very deep voice "Hi Baby " or him surprising us and coming to the fair in Mars Hill ,Or when him and My sister would always call each other "Ugly " just as a joke .John John was always a Chevy Man ,And was the biggest Dale Earnhardt fan out there ,I will always remember that he overcame the Hell he was put through in his life ,by people that did not understand him and by people who thought they were better then him .You John John were and are second to none ,and you reside in each one of kids hearts and in Mom's heart ,You are FOREVER OUR JOHN JOHN. My Grand Father John Frank Church "JOHN JOHN" was born April 23rd 1939 at City Hospital in Indianapolis ,Indiana to Claude Richard and Dora Ann Church . As a baby and as a young man John John suffered from the disease Polio ,In Later life he would learn the disease had made his voice very deep which later became his trademark and something I loved very very much about John John . John John Remembered when the Americans invaded the beaches of Normandy on D Day June 6th 1944.John John had a Sister Agnes that was born in 1941 ,John John learned that in late 1950 that his Mother was Pregnant ,On April 1st 1951 his Brother Claude L Church was born but Passed away at birth ,John John Remembers going up to the hospital and learned that his Baby brother had Passed away ,John John and his Father was able to hold his brother,His brother was laid to rest in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Greenwood Indiana .On April 16th 1953 ,John John was called out of class room and was told his Mother had passed away ,His mother Dora Passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage ,She was Laid to rest in Mount Pleasant Cemetery .After the Lose of his Mother ,John John's Father ,working on the Railroad ,Needing someone to watch John John and his sister .John John's Dad hired a nanny to live with them as he worked to take care of them,The Nanny that was hired to take of them began spending the money for her self ,Back then you were to keep your mouth shut about those things ,The Nanny somewhat took care of John John Sister ,but he was told to find his own food and was told to get a job by the nanny ,as things were very hard for John John ,He began bumming cigarettes off of people to make him self sick so he would not be hungry ,but as the nanny took less care of his sister ,John John would do odd and end jobs to get food for him and his sister,One day John John went to a burger stand at the far end of the road he lived on ,He asked the Beautiful lady at the stand ,if he picked up the trash and would sweep out side if he could get two breaded tenderloin with a slice of tomato ,one for him and one for his sister ,he did was asked of him and got his sandwiches , John realized The beautiful Lady had put more sandwiches in the bag ,That beautiful Lady was my Grand Mother,Bobbie Lee Riddle "MAMA" .A few years later when getting his license ,He got his first car ,A four door 55 Chevy Bel-air that he took great pride in ,customizing it ,and putting fuzzy dice seemed to set the car off.Being a very intelligent student ,John John became Valedictorian of his graduating class from Ben Davis High School in 1957.After High School ,John John began working as a truck driver ,while working ,John John joined the Marines ,but was later Honorably Discharged because of persistant stomach aliments,At some point in time he became a Fire fighter ,working for Wayne 1 in Mars hill .On October 31st 1960 John John and Bobbie Lee Riddle"MAMA" became life long soul mates .On July 9th 1967 ,John John and Bobbie "Mama "had their first child ,My Mother ,Melissa Jill Church .later in 1969 they gave birth to their Second child Joey Langston .As my Mother was growing up ,Road trips were a everyday thing ,Mama and John John would travel all over doing many thing well in to the morning hours .When my Mother and Father meet in 1982 ,Mama told my Dad that John John loved Richard Pryor ,John John would never curse around My mother .My Dad,to break the ice of meeting John John ,hooked speakers up in his car and had Rickard Pryor turned all the way up when he pulled up to pick John John up ,Lets just say John John was not happy,But was told later that night by Mama that she had told my Dad that to pull a joke on him.In 1984 John ,Was blessed with his first Grandchild Bobbie Jill Moore,in that same year John Began working for his best friend Jim Carmichael at A and C trucking ,John John Was his Fathers caregiver as he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease .Sadly ,John John lost his Father on March 17th 1987 ,The day before his Second Grandchild Was born ,Molly Kate Moore.Two years later his third Grandchild ,Gary Moore was born .In Feb,of 1990 Mama was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.On Sept 9th ,My Beloved and very strong Grand Mother .Lost her battle with the awful disease,John John was never the same after her passing .In 1992 ,John John was blessed with another Grandson ,Ronald Roy Johnathan Lee Moore ,In 1997 ,He was blessed with another Grand Daughter ,Hayley Moore ,and in 1998 He was blessed with another Grand Daughter ,Hallie Moore,On June 5th 2003 we lost John John ,He was Laid to rest next to the love of his live , My Grand Mother Bobbie Lee Riddle Mama in Floral Park Cemetery .
