John William Stroud, 60, of Lewistown, died at 12:35 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006, at Mary Rutan Hospital.
He was born in Rosewood on Friday, Nov. 2, 1945, a son of the late Charles Samuel and Thirza A. Bodey Stroud. He also was preceded in death by three brothers, Paul S. Stroud, Russell C. Stroud and Lee Stroud.
On May 22, 1993, he married Ruby Ann Taylor in Lewistown and she survives, along with sons, Michael (Loretta) Stroud of Lewistown and Jason Stroud of Illinois; daughter, Nancy (Jason) Foley of Minnesota; stepdaughters, Connie (Jim) Francis of Lewistown, Donna (Jim) Holbrook of Lakeview and Deloras Karus of Maplewood; stepsons, LeRoy (Brenda) Brown of Kenton and Terry (Karen) Brown of DeGraff; sister, Caroline (Ralph) Ropp of DeGraff and sister-in-law, Margaret Stroud of Cincinnati; 21 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
A 1963 graduate of Graham High School, he served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and the Ohio National Guard after leaving the Army.
Prior to his illness, he worked at the former AP Technoglass and at one time, was a member of the DeGraff fire and police departments and an emergency medical technician for the Riverside EMS. He was a former member of the St. Paris VFW Post and Kiser Lake Sportsman¹s Club. He enjoyed playing tennis, golf and racquetball.
A funeral begins at 11 a.m. Friday at Rexer-Riggin-Madden Funeral Home, DeGraff, where calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial with military rites by the Logan County Honor Guard is in Greenwood-Union Cemetery, DeGraff.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charities of the donors' choices.
