December 28, 1925 ~ December 9, 2002
Jessie R. ( J.R.) Hagan, 76, Griderville, died Monday at his residence. A son of the late George Willard and Nell Smith Hagan, he was a retired mechanic and a veteran of WWII, having served with the United States Navy at Pearl Harbor.
Survivors include his wife, Katherine; three children, Patricia, Diane and Richard; three step-children, Donnie Johnson, Shirley Vowell and Janice Manning; one brother, Charles “Bill” Hagan and his wife, Kathline, of Glasgow; three sisters, Frances Karnes and her husband, Jimmy, of Three Springs, Annie Pearl Blankenship and her husband, Clay, of London, Linda Lee Poynter and her husband, Floyd, of Horse Cave; several grandchildren, step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A sister, Marie Mills, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Friday at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in the Hiseville Cemetery. Friends may call after 10:00 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.