PALESTINE - Funeral services for J.P. Kohler Jr., 83, of Longview, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 2008, at the Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel in Palestine, with the Rev. Lynn Willhite officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery of Elkhart. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home in Palestine.
Mr. Kohler passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at a medical center in Longview.
He was born April 17, 1925, in the Swanson Hill Community of Anderson County, to J.P. and Helen Kohler. He retired from Union Pacific Railroad as general road foreman of engines after 44 years of service. He was a member of the International Association of Railway Operating Officers Association, Chicago, Ill., and BLE Div. 755 DeQuincy, La. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served at NAS at Corpus Christi and aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Altamaha CVE 18 in the Pacific during World War II. He was a member of Palestine Masonic Lodge No. 31, Palestine Commandery No. 3 and Sharon Shrine Temple.
Mr. Kohler is survived by his wife, Mary Alice of Longview; daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and Donald Rhoads of Longview; grandson, Wesley Solomon of Longview; granddaughter, Rachel Ann Rhoads of Longview; two sisters, Dortha Dore' of Lake Palestine and Billie Doubrava of Victoria; a brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Janelle Kohler of Plano, Texas; several cousins, nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Pallbearers will be Bart Kohler, Chad Kohler, A.L. Kohler, Michael Kohler, Robert Kohler and Mike Kohler.
Mr. Kohler passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at a medical center in Longview.
He was born April 17, 1925, in the Swanson Hill Community of Anderson County, to J.P. and Helen Kohler. He retired from Union Pacific Railroad as general road foreman of engines after 44 years of service. He was a member of the International Association of Railway Operating Officers Association, Chicago, Ill., and BLE Div. 755 DeQuincy, La. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served at NAS at Corpus Christi and aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Altamaha CVE 18 in the Pacific during World War II. He was a member of Palestine Masonic Lodge No. 31, Palestine Commandery No. 3 and Sharon Shrine Temple.
Mr. Kohler is survived by his wife, Mary Alice of Longview; daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and Donald Rhoads of Longview; grandson, Wesley Solomon of Longview; granddaughter, Rachel Ann Rhoads of Longview; two sisters, Dortha Dore' of Lake Palestine and Billie Doubrava of Victoria; a brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Janelle Kohler of Plano, Texas; several cousins, nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Pallbearers will be Bart Kohler, Chad Kohler, A.L. Kohler, Michael Kohler, Robert Kohler and Mike Kohler.
PALESTINE - Funeral services for J.P. Kohler Jr., 83, of Longview, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 2008, at the Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel in Palestine, with the Rev. Lynn Willhite officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery of Elkhart. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home in Palestine.
Mr. Kohler passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at a medical center in Longview.
He was born April 17, 1925, in the Swanson Hill Community of Anderson County, to J.P. and Helen Kohler. He retired from Union Pacific Railroad as general road foreman of engines after 44 years of service. He was a member of the International Association of Railway Operating Officers Association, Chicago, Ill., and BLE Div. 755 DeQuincy, La. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served at NAS at Corpus Christi and aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Altamaha CVE 18 in the Pacific during World War II. He was a member of Palestine Masonic Lodge No. 31, Palestine Commandery No. 3 and Sharon Shrine Temple.
Mr. Kohler is survived by his wife, Mary Alice of Longview; daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and Donald Rhoads of Longview; grandson, Wesley Solomon of Longview; granddaughter, Rachel Ann Rhoads of Longview; two sisters, Dortha Dore' of Lake Palestine and Billie Doubrava of Victoria; a brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Janelle Kohler of Plano, Texas; several cousins, nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Pallbearers will be Bart Kohler, Chad Kohler, A.L. Kohler, Michael Kohler, Robert Kohler and Mike Kohler.
Mr. Kohler passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at a medical center in Longview.
He was born April 17, 1925, in the Swanson Hill Community of Anderson County, to J.P. and Helen Kohler. He retired from Union Pacific Railroad as general road foreman of engines after 44 years of service. He was a member of the International Association of Railway Operating Officers Association, Chicago, Ill., and BLE Div. 755 DeQuincy, La. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served at NAS at Corpus Christi and aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Altamaha CVE 18 in the Pacific during World War II. He was a member of Palestine Masonic Lodge No. 31, Palestine Commandery No. 3 and Sharon Shrine Temple.
Mr. Kohler is survived by his wife, Mary Alice of Longview; daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and Donald Rhoads of Longview; grandson, Wesley Solomon of Longview; granddaughter, Rachel Ann Rhoads of Longview; two sisters, Dortha Dore' of Lake Palestine and Billie Doubrava of Victoria; a brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Janelle Kohler of Plano, Texas; several cousins, nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Pallbearers will be Bart Kohler, Chad Kohler, A.L. Kohler, Michael Kohler, Robert Kohler and Mike Kohler.
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