John R. Snowden

John Ralston Snowden, 73, passed away on Thursday, February 5 at his home in Aberdeen. Born November 9, 1935 in St. Francis Hospital, Macomb, IL. Son of John Rolen Snowden (farmer and McCormick-Deering Farm Implement Dealer) and Duzzaa Ralston Snowden (school teacher and homemaker). John attended high school at the Kentucky Military Institute in Lyndon, KY and graduated Valedictorian in 1953. He worked for Firestone Tire Co. while attending Knox College in Galesburg, IL and was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. Upon graduation from college he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Ordinance Corp in 1957 and served until retirement as a Colonel of the U.S. Army in 1985. John was a patron of skeet and trap shooting and enjoyed the companionship of numerous friends. He is survived by his wife Gerlinde G. Snowden, his son, Gerald G. Snowden (Kimberlyn), his daughter, Grace S. Citro (Vincent) and proud grandfather of Madolyn and Andrew Snowden. Visitation was held at the Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home, P.A., Saturday, February 6th in Aberdeen. Funeral services with presentation of military honors will be held on Wednesday, February 11 at Bushnell Cemetery in Bushnell, IL. Memorial donations in John's memory to the Army Emergency Relief Fund or American Lung Association would be appreciated.