John Leslie Vannest

1908 - 1999  (91 years)

• Name	John Leslie Vannest
  Born	16 Oct 1908	Gladwin, Gladwin Co, Michigan, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Dec 1999
  Person ID	I62835	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	9 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Byron Vannest
  Mother	Susanna E. Arrand
  Family ID	F24584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gertrude Montana Thurlow,   b. 27 Apr 1915, Chinook, Blaine Co, Montana, USA ,   d. 29 Dec 2006, Davison, Genesee Co, Michigan, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Married	28 May 1929	Flint, Genesee Co, Michigan, USA
  Last Modified	8 May 2012
  Family ID	F24519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jean L. (Unknown)
  Married	1990
  Last Modified	9 May 2012
  Family ID	F24585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [[ Obituary: Flint Journal, The (MI) - December 7, 1999 Deceased Name: VANNEST VANNEST, John L. - Of Davison, age 91, died Sunday, December 5, 1999 at Genesys Hospice Care Center-Goodrich. Funeral Services will be held 2PM Thursday, December 9, 1999 at Allen Funeral Home, 9136 Davison Rd. Rev. Harold K. Polk, Jr. officiating. Cremation will take place after the service at Sunset Hills Cemetery. Mr. Vannest will lie in state at the funeral home where the family will receive visitors from 2-4 and 6-9PM Wednesday and 1PM Thursday until the time of the service. Memorial Contributions may be made to Calvary Presbyterian Church or a church of your choice. Envelopes are available at the funeral home. John was born in Gladwin, MI on October 16, 1908 the son of Byron G. Vannest and Susanna E. Arrand. He moved to Flint in 1926 and had lived in Davison most of his life. John married Gertrude M. Thurlow in 1929 and Jean L. Sawyer (Eastman) in 1990. John worked in the Tool and Die Department and Machine Repair at Chevrolet for 43 years, retiring in 1968. Survivors: wife, Jean L. (Penny) Vannest; wife of 60 years Gertrude M. Hoard and their children, James and wife Marvelle Vannest, Clara Jean and husband James Haley, Marjorie and husband Calvin Churchill, Eleanor and husband Jerry Crothers, Dorothy and husband Sam Yonce, Rilla and husband Dr. William Crothers, Reverend John and wife Janet Vannest, Rodney and wife Jean Vannest; 26 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; sister, Ruth Klein; many nieces and nephews. John was preceded in death by sisters, Rilla Cady, Louella Card and Nellie Steinkraus; brother, Wellington Vannest and 2 grandchildren, Melvin L. Vannest and Jonathan Vannest.