A son of the late Belle Strother and Samuel Leslie Womack of Grayson, Ky.
He graduated from Prichard High School in Grayson and the University of Kentucky. He was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity at U.K. and remained a loyal Kentucky supporter and a lifetime member of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association.
Following his graduation from Kentucky, John served in the United States Coast Guard as a Lieutenant JG and captained the USS Joyce, a destroyer escort, during World War II.
John was a lifelong farmer and a retired sales manager of Ben Williams Supply in Ashland, KY. He also worked as a bookkeeper at the Joyce Coal Company in Hitchins, Ky.
He was an active member of the Grayson Bagby Memorial United Methodist Church where he served as Sunday School Superintendent and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. His involvement in the community included membership in the Grayson Rotary Club, President of the East Carter Academics Boosters Club, and staunch supporter of the East Carter Football team and was instrumental in the planning and building of the East Carter Football locker room and conditioning building.
He was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Samuel Leslie Womack, Jr.
His survivors include:
His Wife 0f 64 years:
Margaret Stephens Womack of Grayson
2 children:
Karen Leslia Womack of Oxford, OH
John Gaines Womack II of Grayson
2 grandchildren:
Johns Gaines Womack III of Lexington, KY
Hunter Frazee Womack of Morehead, KY
He graduated from Prichard High School in Grayson and the University of Kentucky. He was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity at U.K. and remained a loyal Kentucky supporter and a lifetime member of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association.
Following his graduation from Kentucky, John served in the United States Coast Guard as a Lieutenant JG and captained the USS Joyce, a destroyer escort, during World War II.
John was a lifelong farmer and a retired sales manager of Ben Williams Supply in Ashland, KY. He also worked as a bookkeeper at the Joyce Coal Company in Hitchins, Ky.
He was an active member of the Grayson Bagby Memorial United Methodist Church where he served as Sunday School Superintendent and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. His involvement in the community included membership in the Grayson Rotary Club, President of the East Carter Academics Boosters Club, and staunch supporter of the East Carter Football team and was instrumental in the planning and building of the East Carter Football locker room and conditioning building.
He was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Samuel Leslie Womack, Jr.
His survivors include:
His Wife 0f 64 years:
Margaret Stephens Womack of Grayson
2 children:
Karen Leslia Womack of Oxford, OH
John Gaines Womack II of Grayson
2 grandchildren:
Johns Gaines Womack III of Lexington, KY
Hunter Frazee Womack of Morehead, KY
A son of the late Belle Strother and Samuel Leslie Womack of Grayson, Ky.
He graduated from Prichard High School in Grayson and the University of Kentucky. He was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity at U.K. and remained a loyal Kentucky supporter and a lifetime member of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association.
Following his graduation from Kentucky, John served in the United States Coast Guard as a Lieutenant JG and captained the USS Joyce, a destroyer escort, during World War II.
John was a lifelong farmer and a retired sales manager of Ben Williams Supply in Ashland, KY. He also worked as a bookkeeper at the Joyce Coal Company in Hitchins, Ky.
He was an active member of the Grayson Bagby Memorial United Methodist Church where he served as Sunday School Superintendent and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. His involvement in the community included membership in the Grayson Rotary Club, President of the East Carter Academics Boosters Club, and staunch supporter of the East Carter Football team and was instrumental in the planning and building of the East Carter Football locker room and conditioning building.
He was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Samuel Leslie Womack, Jr.
His survivors include:
His Wife 0f 64 years:
Margaret Stephens Womack of Grayson
2 children:
Karen Leslia Womack of Oxford, OH
John Gaines Womack II of Grayson
2 grandchildren:
Johns Gaines Womack III of Lexington, KY
Hunter Frazee Womack of Morehead, KY
He graduated from Prichard High School in Grayson and the University of Kentucky. He was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity at U.K. and remained a loyal Kentucky supporter and a lifetime member of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association.
Following his graduation from Kentucky, John served in the United States Coast Guard as a Lieutenant JG and captained the USS Joyce, a destroyer escort, during World War II.
John was a lifelong farmer and a retired sales manager of Ben Williams Supply in Ashland, KY. He also worked as a bookkeeper at the Joyce Coal Company in Hitchins, Ky.
He was an active member of the Grayson Bagby Memorial United Methodist Church where he served as Sunday School Superintendent and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. His involvement in the community included membership in the Grayson Rotary Club, President of the East Carter Academics Boosters Club, and staunch supporter of the East Carter Football team and was instrumental in the planning and building of the East Carter Football locker room and conditioning building.
He was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Samuel Leslie Womack, Jr.
His survivors include:
His Wife 0f 64 years:
Margaret Stephens Womack of Grayson
2 children:
Karen Leslia Womack of Oxford, OH
John Gaines Womack II of Grayson
2 grandchildren:
Johns Gaines Womack III of Lexington, KY
Hunter Frazee Womack of Morehead, KY
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