John Gordon

John S. Gordon Jr., age 87, of Massillon passed away Friday, November 19, 2010 at Aultman Hospital. He was born January 8, 1923 in Akron the son of the late John and Antoinette (Poiraudeau) Gordon. John was a veteran of the United States Army having served during W.W. II. He was employed in sales with Ziegler Bolt & Nut retiring in 2003. John was a member of the Massillon Baptist Temple, the Massillon Senior Center, and AARP. He was a stamp collector, and more recently clipped coupons for the military through the senior center. Recently he was recognized by participating in the Honor Flight to Washington D.C. for W.W. II veterans from the Akron-Canton area. On October 8, 1971 John married Phyllis (Ellison) Hendricks and she survives along with daughter Kathy (Tom) Butler of Casselberry, FL; sons Doug (Darla) Hendricks of Canton, John Michael Gordon, Kenneth (Deborah) Hendricks, Phillip (Diana) Hendricks, Keith (Jennifer Young) Hendricks, and David (Deborah) Hendricks all of Massillon; sisters Ruth McAlonan of Columbia, SC, and Jackie (Robert) Sarver of Canal Fulton; brothers Tom (Rose) Gordon of Akron, and Jim (Cheryl) Gordon of Las Vegas, NV; twelve grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Anne Lillo, sisters Martha Coffy, Genevieve Gainer, Lois Clark, and Jeanette Marie Gordon, and brother Robert L. Gordon. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6-8 P.M. at Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch Funeral Home 1100 Wales Rd. NE. Funeral services will be Wednesday at the funeral home at 11:00 A.M. with additional visitation from 10:00 A.M. until the time of service. Pastor Cecil Thayer will officiate. Private interment will take place in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, OH. Donations in John’s memory may be given to the Massillon Baptist Temple. Messages of comfort and support may be made at www.arnoldlynch.com.