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John Lindsey Ring

Birth
Cave City, Sharp County, Arkansas, USA
Death
14 Oct 2016 (aged 91)
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
Burial
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John Lindsey Ring, 91, passed away Friday afternoon, Oct. 14, 2016, at Wellbrooke assisted living. He was born July 6, 1925, in Cave City, Arkansas, to Lindsey and Callie (Pinkston) Ring.
After finishing school, he joined the United States Navy and served on the USS Pocomoke during World War II. John would later meet Ruth Ann Taylor, who would become the love of his life. They married Dec. 23, 1950.
John had worked for Haynes International until his retirement, and he was a member of the Quarter Century Club. He liked to go fishing, house boating and traveling, especially to Navy reunions all over the United States. His greatest love of all was his family and grandchildren.
He is survived by son, John (Elise) Ring; daughter, Pam (Chris) Markiewicz; grandchildren, Craig (Stacey) Ring, John A. (Abby) Ring, Erin (Chad) Kock, Kathleen Markiewicz and fiance Joe King, Chris D. Markiewicz; great-grandchildren, Andrew, Aiden, Austin, Alex Ring, Jaxon, John O. Ring and Hayden, Kiyah Kock; and brother and sisters, Iva, Betty, Dewey and Sue.
He was preceded in death by his parents; spouse, Ruth Ann, brothers and sisters K.P., Oal, Mona, Clifton, Lanelle, Colleen, Gladys and Virgil.
A gathering of friends and family will be 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at Sunset Memory Garden Funeral Home, 2097 W. Alto Road, with a funeral service following at 3 p.m. Pastor Lehman Hale will officiate. Entombment will be at a later date in Sunset Memory Garden Cemetery.
The families prefer memorial contributions be made in John's memory to the Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.

Published in Kokomo Tribune
John Lindsey Ring, 91, passed away Friday afternoon, Oct. 14, 2016, at Wellbrooke assisted living. He was born July 6, 1925, in Cave City, Arkansas, to Lindsey and Callie (Pinkston) Ring.
After finishing school, he joined the United States Navy and served on the USS Pocomoke during World War II. John would later meet Ruth Ann Taylor, who would become the love of his life. They married Dec. 23, 1950.
John had worked for Haynes International until his retirement, and he was a member of the Quarter Century Club. He liked to go fishing, house boating and traveling, especially to Navy reunions all over the United States. His greatest love of all was his family and grandchildren.
He is survived by son, John (Elise) Ring; daughter, Pam (Chris) Markiewicz; grandchildren, Craig (Stacey) Ring, John A. (Abby) Ring, Erin (Chad) Kock, Kathleen Markiewicz and fiance Joe King, Chris D. Markiewicz; great-grandchildren, Andrew, Aiden, Austin, Alex Ring, Jaxon, John O. Ring and Hayden, Kiyah Kock; and brother and sisters, Iva, Betty, Dewey and Sue.
He was preceded in death by his parents; spouse, Ruth Ann, brothers and sisters K.P., Oal, Mona, Clifton, Lanelle, Colleen, Gladys and Virgil.
A gathering of friends and family will be 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at Sunset Memory Garden Funeral Home, 2097 W. Alto Road, with a funeral service following at 3 p.m. Pastor Lehman Hale will officiate. Entombment will be at a later date in Sunset Memory Garden Cemetery.
The families prefer memorial contributions be made in John's memory to the Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.

Published in Kokomo Tribune


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