John Jay, 77, of Mahomet died at 4:30 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 12, 2019) at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton.
John was born June 11, 1942 in Champaign, a son of John and Grace (Scales) Jay. He married Dorothy Munds in 1961, and they were married for 29 1/2 years. He later married Connie "Sunny" (Curry) Barnhart on Oct. 22, 1996. She survives and resides in Mahomet.
Other survivors include three sons and one daughter, Bill (Jill) Jay of Seymour, John (Lorie) Jay of Champaign, Clay (Amy) Barnhart of Mahomet and Angie (Mark) Bundy of Monticello; 18 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and three sisters and one brother, Beth (Al) Barnes of Paxton, Ann Rollins of Mahomet, Ralph Jay of Gibson City and Ruth Jay of Champaign.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Gale, and one brother-in-law, Don Deem.
John graduated from Champaign High School in 1960, where he was active in FFA and started his own farm at the age of 17. He was a member of the Champaign County Farm Bureau and served on both the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Champaign County Board. He was also Farm Leader of the Year in 2005. John was always active in the community and joined Cornbelt Fire Department in 1971. He rose through the ranks and became fire chief in 1981, earning retirement in 2011.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL)
John was born June 11, 1942 in Champaign, a son of John and Grace (Scales) Jay. He married Dorothy Munds in 1961, and they were married for 29 1/2 years. He later married Connie "Sunny" (Curry) Barnhart on Oct. 22, 1996. She survives and resides in Mahomet.
Other survivors include three sons and one daughter, Bill (Jill) Jay of Seymour, John (Lorie) Jay of Champaign, Clay (Amy) Barnhart of Mahomet and Angie (Mark) Bundy of Monticello; 18 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and three sisters and one brother, Beth (Al) Barnes of Paxton, Ann Rollins of Mahomet, Ralph Jay of Gibson City and Ruth Jay of Champaign.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Gale, and one brother-in-law, Don Deem.
John graduated from Champaign High School in 1960, where he was active in FFA and started his own farm at the age of 17. He was a member of the Champaign County Farm Bureau and served on both the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Champaign County Board. He was also Farm Leader of the Year in 2005. John was always active in the community and joined Cornbelt Fire Department in 1971. He rose through the ranks and became fire chief in 1981, earning retirement in 2011.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL)
John Jay, 77, of Mahomet died at 4:30 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 12, 2019) at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton.
John was born June 11, 1942 in Champaign, a son of John and Grace (Scales) Jay. He married Dorothy Munds in 1961, and they were married for 29 1/2 years. He later married Connie "Sunny" (Curry) Barnhart on Oct. 22, 1996. She survives and resides in Mahomet.
Other survivors include three sons and one daughter, Bill (Jill) Jay of Seymour, John (Lorie) Jay of Champaign, Clay (Amy) Barnhart of Mahomet and Angie (Mark) Bundy of Monticello; 18 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and three sisters and one brother, Beth (Al) Barnes of Paxton, Ann Rollins of Mahomet, Ralph Jay of Gibson City and Ruth Jay of Champaign.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Gale, and one brother-in-law, Don Deem.
John graduated from Champaign High School in 1960, where he was active in FFA and started his own farm at the age of 17. He was a member of the Champaign County Farm Bureau and served on both the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Champaign County Board. He was also Farm Leader of the Year in 2005. John was always active in the community and joined Cornbelt Fire Department in 1971. He rose through the ranks and became fire chief in 1981, earning retirement in 2011.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL)
John was born June 11, 1942 in Champaign, a son of John and Grace (Scales) Jay. He married Dorothy Munds in 1961, and they were married for 29 1/2 years. He later married Connie "Sunny" (Curry) Barnhart on Oct. 22, 1996. She survives and resides in Mahomet.
Other survivors include three sons and one daughter, Bill (Jill) Jay of Seymour, John (Lorie) Jay of Champaign, Clay (Amy) Barnhart of Mahomet and Angie (Mark) Bundy of Monticello; 18 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and three sisters and one brother, Beth (Al) Barnes of Paxton, Ann Rollins of Mahomet, Ralph Jay of Gibson City and Ruth Jay of Champaign.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Gale, and one brother-in-law, Don Deem.
John graduated from Champaign High School in 1960, where he was active in FFA and started his own farm at the age of 17. He was a member of the Champaign County Farm Bureau and served on both the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Champaign County Board. He was also Farm Leader of the Year in 2005. John was always active in the community and joined Cornbelt Fire Department in 1971. He rose through the ranks and became fire chief in 1981, earning retirement in 2011.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL)
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