John C. Cody
John F. Cody, 84, of Marietta, passed away at 2:00 am on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at the Arbors at Marietta.
He was born on January 2, 1928, in Waterford Township, a son of William F. and Ida Leora Rose Cody. John retired from B. F. Goodrich and was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean Conflict.
In 1950 he married Lucy R. Baker who preceded him in death in 1982. One son and one daughter survive: Rodney (Darlene) Cody and Colleen Cody both of Marietta, grandson Aaron Cody and 2 granddaughters, Caitlyn and Amy. He later married Blanche Barrett who survives with stepchildren: Lois, Tracy, Terry, and Gerald. His sister Sarah Best of Vienna also survives.
In addition to his parents and wife Lucy, he was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters: Therald Cody, Rose Ruble, Evelyn Frye, Eloise Pinkerton
Funeral services will be held on Saturday afternoon (February 18) at 2:30 at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home with burial following at East Lawn Memorial Park with full military honors. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from noon until the hour of the service.