Individual Details

John Harill Rattan

(24 Dec 1920 - 6 Jan 1995)



The Denver Post (CO) - Monday, January 16, 1995

John Harrill Rattan of Sedalia, an aircraft mechanic, died Jan. 6 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was 74.
A funeral service was Wednesday at Andrews Caldwell Gibson Funeral Home in Castle Rock.
He was born Dec. 24, 1920, in Honey Grove, Texas. On June 21, 1942, he married Mary Jane Fry in Garland, Texas.
Rattan served in the Navy during World War II.
He was employed at TEMCO and E-Systems as an aircraft mechanic and worked on the missile program.
He was a member of the Methodist Church in Ladonia, Texas.
He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Nita Lehnerz, Sedalia; two sisters, Lillian Muncy, San Antonio, Texas, and Bobbie Cromwell, Dallas; two brothers, Bill and Harles, both of Arlington, Texas; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Rocky Mountain News (CO) - Sunday, February 5, 1995
JOHN HARRILL RATTAN, 74, of Sedalia died Jan. 6. Services were Jan. 11 at Andrew Caldwell Gibson Funeral Home. The body was cremated. Mr. Rattan was born Dec. 24, 1920, in Honey Grove, Texas. He married Mary Jane Fry June 21, 1942, in Garland, Texas. He served in the Navy. He was an aircraft mechanic. He was a member of the Methodist church in Ladonia, Texas. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Nita Lehnerz of Sedalia; two sisters, Lillian Muncy of San Antonio, Texas, and Bobbie Cromwell of Dallas; two brothers, Bill and Harles, both of Arlington, Texas; four grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren.

Events

Birth24 Dec 1920Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas
Marriage21 Jun 1942Garland, Dallas County, Texas - Mary Jane Fry
Death6 Jan 1995Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado

Families

SpouseMary Jane Fry (1924 - 2005)
ChildAnita June Rattan (1945 - )

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