John was united in marriage to the love of his life, Sharon Kay Aldredge, on June 29, 1963 and to this union three children were born. John loved his family with all of his heart and soul.
John briefly served in the US Navy and received a medical discharge. He retired from the Nevada School District in 2008 after 25 years of employment as the Supervisor of the Maintenance Department. He was a member of the Nevada Eagles. His greatest joy in life was his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
John was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Sharon of 56 years; sister, Kathy Hanson, sister, Phyllis Delong, and brother, Jerry Brockman. He is survived by his three children, Sheryl Raines of Nevada, Shelly Hastings of East Lynne, Jeff Brockman (Becky) of Nevada; five grandchildren, Chelsie Poe (Kyle), Briana Wiley, Colton Hardy, Tyler Hardy (Tayten), Austin Hastings (Emilie); eight great-grandchildren, Bentley, Tinley, Lyric, Nova, Cammy, Rhettlyn, Layne, and River.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Lorne Brown officiating. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park in Nevada. The family will receive friends from 9:30 -10:30 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.
