John Juel McTevia

Honoring his request, no services will be held for longtime
Independence resident John Juel McTevia, 80.

Born July 25, 1922 in Dallas, Tex., to Charles D. and Mary 
Wilkinson McTevia, Mr. McTevia died on Nov. 17, 2002, at 
Southern Inyo Hospital.

John's family moved to California when John was a young child,
settling in Long Beach and moving several times around Southern 
California.  In December of 1942, he was inducted into the United 
States Army, where he served as a radio operator in the Asiatic
Pacific Campaign and received various medals and ribbons and an
Honorable Discharge in February of 1946.

Following World War II, John worked as a carpenter, and in 1951 
he met Merlene Hill in Fillmore, Calif. and they were married on 
Dec. 29, 1951 in Yuma, Aariz. and started their family.

In 1967, they moved to the Owens Valley and John worked for the 
Department of Water and Power, retiring in 1985.

He is survived by his wife, Merlene of Independence; sons, Greg 
and wife Wanda McTevia of Bishop, and Lindsay McTevia of Indiana;
and a sister, Doris Trinkaus of Pasadena.

Bishop, Inyo County, California
The Inyo Register - Thursday, November 21, 2002
Page A-2

Permission to post given by the Publisher, Sharon Dare.

Transcribed by Denise S. Flynn