John Harvey McLaughlin, 91, of Batesville, departed this life on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in Batesville. He was born in Batesville (Cave Creek) on October 14, 1933, to Harve Franklin McLaughlin and Annie Lou Burns McLaughlin.
He and Freda Imogene Hall were married on September 19, 1953, in The Garret House on Main Street. They were married in one of the small vintage houses on the lower part of Main Street across from First Baptist Church. They enjoyed over forty-two years of marriage until her passing on September 25, 2011.
John was a master plumber during his lifetime who enjoyed bluegrass music and western movies. He was a very faithful member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Southside where he enjoyed driving the church bus and participating in other church functions. At the young age of 91, he continued to attend church as much as his health allowed.
Left to cherish his memory are his two daughters, Margaret K. Rugel and Anna Jean McLaughlin, of Batesville; his grandchildren, Christopher (Angela), Douglas, of Cord, Brandon (Shana) Williams, of Evening Shade, and Miranda (Zack) Root, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; great-grandchildren, Aiden, Kolton, Lola Grace, Bishop, and Zackery; several nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
John is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Freda; two sons, Ronald Allen and Randy Lee McLaughlin; a grandson, John Lee McLaughlin; two sisters, Kathryn Whitworth and Evelyn Bufford; and his son-in-law, Dickson A. Rugel.
Funeral Service will be Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Southside with Bro. Bob Dailey officiating. Burial will follow the service in Camp Ground Cemetery in Bethesda.
Pallbearers will be Christopher Douglas, Brandon Williams, Aiden Douglas, Chad Bechdoldt, David Mcclellan, and Phillip Whitlock.
In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made to the Gideons in order to further the advancement of Bibles.
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