| Birth: | Dec. 27, 1931
Louisville
Jefferson County
Kentucky, USA | | Death: | Jan. 14, 1997
Maryland Heights
St. Louis County
Missouri, USA | 
John A. Eimes, 65; Former Military Instructor At CBC
John A. Eimes, a former teacher and military instructor at Christian Brothers College high school, died Tuesday (Jan 14, 1997) at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur after a brief illness. He was 65 and lived in Maryland Heights.
Mr. Eimes was senior Army instructor of the ROTC program at CBC, where he taught psychology and history and was the rifle instructor and tennis coach. He retired in 1988. He also taught business for 15 years at the Columbia College-St. Louis campus on Woodson Road.
He was born in Louisville, Ky. He earned a bachelor's degree at Columbia College in Columbia, Mo, and a master's degree from what is now Webster University. He served in the Army for 21 years. He fought in the Korean War and was wounded in battle.
He also served as a military adviser in the Vietnam War. He retired as a master sergeant in 1968. Mr. Eimes was the grandfather of Ronald Michael Murphy, the infant who at 11 weeks old received a heart transplant in November at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Mr. Eimes nicknamed his grandson "Brave Heart."
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Collier's Funeral Home, 3400 North Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Ann. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Blaise Catholic Church, 3130 Parkwood Lane, Maryland Heights. Burial will be at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Among the survivors, in addition to his grandson, are two daughters, Gigi M (Jim) Hassos of Hazelwood and Catherine (Ronald) Murphy of St. Ann; a son, John Eimes of Jefferson County; a sister, Virginia Behr, of Louisville, KY. and six other grandchildren.
Daughter, Virginia 'Gini' (Steve) Webb of San Diego, CA and Father of his late son, Michael T.Eimes (1974-1997).
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Parents:
Robert Newton (Ijames) Eimes (1898 - 1979)
Inez Tabeling Arbogast (1908 - 1983)
Spouse:
Elfriede Haf Haf-Serafin (1933 - 2010)*
Children:
Michael Thomas Eimes (1974 - 1992)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
JOHN A
EIMES
MSG
US ARMY
KOREA
VIETNAM
DEC 27 1931
JAN 14 1997
| | | Burial:
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Saint Louis
St. Louis County
Missouri, USA |
Created by: Gini Webb
Record added: Jan 17, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 64317128 |
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In Honor of my father on this Memorial Day.
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Gini Webb
Added: May. 25, 2013 |
Don't know where I would have ended up in my life with out you leaning on me as a kid in high school. Thought of you often while I was active duty military, and many times while I was on the Saint Louis Police Dept. Many of us on that police dept. remembe...(Read more)
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Timothy Tumbrink
Added: Jan. 18, 2013 |
Happy Veteran's Day, Dad ~ love, Gini, John, Cathy, Gigi and Auntie Ginnie.
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Gini Webb
Added: Nov. 10, 2012 |
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