This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: DeFevers, Shaw, Anderson, Leahy, Miskol Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/21073/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. KILLEEN, Texas - Funeral services for John Thomas DeFevers, 81,[photo] of Harker Heights, Texas, will be Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, at 10 a.m. at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Killeen. Burial with full military honors will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Nolanville, Texas. Mr. DeFevers passed away on Sept. 1, 2011, in Harker Heights. Mr. Defevers was born to John Jackson DeFevers and Myrtle Shaw DeFevers on Sept. 2, 1929, in Glasgow. He was reared and educated in Kentucky. He served for 21 years, retiring in 1971 as a First Sergeant. He served in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. He earned the following ribbons and medals: Korean Service medal; National Defense Service Medal; Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf cluster; Bronze Star; and Vietnam Service Medal. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Effie Lavelle DeFevers. Survivors include a son, John DeFevers Jr. and wife, Carmen, of Moore, OK; daughters, Alice Anderson of Nolanville, Vivian Leahy and husband Dennis, of Kansas City, MO, and Brenda Michelle DeFevers of Harker Heights; two brothers, Mike DeFevers of Glasgow and John Robert DeFevers of Brenterton, WA; and a sister, Yvonne Miskol and husband, Mitch, of Carmel, IN; two granddaughters, one grandson and one great-granddaughter. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home. The family requests that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society. Share condolences with the family at www.crawfordbowersfuneralhome.com Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Saturday, 3 Sept 2011, p. A3 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.