John Gaines Womack 1918 - 2005 John Gaines Womack, age 86, of Grayson, KY, died Tuesday, April 26th, 2005, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. John was born August 21st, 1918 to the late Belle Strother and Samuel Leslie Womack of Grayson, Ky. John graduated from Prichard High School and the University of Kentucky. He was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity at U.K. and remained a loyal Kentucky supporter and a lifetime member of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association. Following his graduation from Kentucky, John served in the United States Coast Guard as a Lieutenant JG and captained the USS Joyce, a destroyer escort, during World War II. John was a lifelong farmer and a retired sales manager of Ben Williamson Supply in Ashland, KY. He also worked as a bookkeeper at the Joyce Coal Company in Hitchins, Ky. He was an active member of the Grayson Bagby Memorial United Methodist Church where he served as Sunday School Superintendent and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. His involvement in the community included membership in the Grayson Rotary Club, President of the East Carter Academics Boosters Club, and staunch supporter of the East Carter Football team and he was instrumental in the planning and building of the East Carter Football Field House. He was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel. He was preceded in death by his brother, Samuel Leslie Womack, Jr. His survivors include: His Wife 0f 64 years: Margaret Stephens Womack of Grayson Two children: Karen Leslia Womack of Oxford, OH and John Gaines and Amanda Hart Womack II of Grayson. Two grandchildren: Johns Gaines Womack III of Lexington, KY and Hunter Frazee Womack of Morehead, KY Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, April 30th, 2005 at the Bagby Memorial United Methodist Church in Grayson, Ky. with Paul Fryman, Brad Smart and Phil LeMaster, officiating. Burial will be in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:30 to 7:30pm on Friday, April 29th, at the Malone Funeral Home in Grayson and Saturday after 10:00am until service time at the church. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Methodist Children’s Home, P.O. Box 749, Versailles, KY 40383. Condolences can be made to the family at www.timeformemory.com/malone
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