A Memorial Mass for John William Gnoth, age 75, will be at 12:00 noon, Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, with Rev. Kevin Ratterman and Deacon Tony Crispo officiating.  Cremation arrangements are by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

       He was born to William Henry and Ellen I. (Schneck) Gnoth on August 4, 1932, in South Bend, Indiana, and died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Integris Bass Baptist Heath Center in Enid.

       John grew up in South Bend, Indiana and graduated from Riley High School.  He then served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.  After his honorable discharge, he worked for Surveyors at Vance Air Force Base as a mechanic.   He then worked for many years at Marlatt Auto Supply. He married Betty Jean Summers on March 16, 1982 in Albuquerque, New Mexico., and they made their home in Enid.  In 1998, he began working for Southwest Truck.   He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.

      He is survived by his wife Betty of the home; six children, Jan Hammock and husband Jack of Enid, Denise Beck and husband Kevin of Norwich, KS, Matt Gnoth and wife Lisa of Garden City, KS, Deana Thompson and husband Steve of Driftwood, OK, Debra Hays and husband Jeff of Jerome, Idaho, and Tony Ferrell of Medford; eleven grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and several step great grandchildren.

      John was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

     Memorials may be made to Oklahoma Blood Institute or Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation – Heart Division.