James Donald "Don" Justus^{[1, 2]}

1934 - 2008  (73 years)

• Name	James Donald "Don" Justus
  Born	30 Nov 1934	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Feb 2008	Pekin, Illinois   [3]
  Buried	Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Illinois
  Person ID	I141767	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Thomas "Tom" Justus,   b. 28 Mar 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 May 1986  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Margaret Louise Johnson,   b. Abt 1914, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Sep 2004, Maryville Healthcare Center  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Family ID	F52674	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Patricia Mae Havens
  Married	24 Mar 1956	Pekin, Illinois
  Children	1. James Edward Justus   2. Robert Lee Justus   3. Kevin Jay Justus   4. Randy Dale Justus
  Family ID	F88193	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Nov 1934 - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 21 May 1986. Thomas Justus obituary [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 22 May 1966. Doris Ellen Schott obituary [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 19 Feb 2008. James Donald Justus, 73, of 1413 South 8th Street, passed away at 2:19 p.m. Saturday, February 16, 2008 at his home. Born November 30, 1934 in Sevierville, Tennessee to Thomas and Margaret (Johnson) Justus, he married Patricia Mae Havens on March 24, 1956 in Pekin. Surviving are four sons, James Edward (Cindy) Justus, Robert Lee (Lori) Justus, Kevin Jay (Monica) Justus, and Randy Dale (Theresa) Justus, all of Pekin; nine grandchildren, Nicole (Brett) Forsberg, Natalie (Cory) Gallup, Marie Roets, Benjamin Justus, Emily Justus, Willie Justus, Sarah Bates, Rebekah Justus, and Katie Justus; two great-grandchildren, Austin and Lane Elizabeth; one brother, Thomas Carl (Cindy) Justus of Mackinaw; and one sister, Elizabeth Ann (Emerson) Caughorn of Maryville, Tennessee. Don was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters (Nellie Evelyn Webster and Doris Ellen Schott), and one brother (Edward Wayne Justus). Jim began working for Caterpillar, Inc. in July 1953 and worked as a general foreman, foreman, and machine shop operator. He retired on January 1, 1991 as a foreman at Mapleton. He was a member of East Maryville Baptist Church in Maryville, Tennessee and attended Grace Baptist Church in Pekin. Don enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, country music, computers, and spending time with his grandkids. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 21, 2008 at the Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel. Pastor Larry Creekmur will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Grace Baptist Church, 1301 South 14th Street, Pekin, IL 61554 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Midwest Affiliate, 4722 North Sheridan Road, Peoria, IL 61614.