John was born March 5, 1927, in Versailles to the late John E. & Myrtle (Day) Harman. In addition to his parents, John was also preceded in death by his brothers, Carl E., Otis E. and William H. Harman; and sister, Lois Sigritz.
John is survived by his wife of 68 years, Miriam R. (Keeler) Harman whom he married June 18, 1950; sons & daughters-in-law, John R. & Krista Harman of Versailles, Steven S. & Amy Harman of Yorkshire and Brent L. & Gayle Harman of Van Wert; grandchildren, Matthew & Brittany Harman, Nicholas Harman, Emily Harman, Steven M. & Rebecca Harman, Jessica & Emmanuel Turner, Andrew & Lauren Harman, Joel & Leslie Harman and Jenna & Curtis Wells; and great-grandchildren, Grayson Harman, Norah Harman, Lily Harman, Asa Harman, Eli Harman, Maya Turner, Remy Turner, Addison Wells, Caroline Wells, Jocelynn Wells, Oakley Harman and one expected.
John served in the U.S. Army at the end of WWII. He retired in 1986 with 30 years of service from the Versailles Post Office where he was Post Master. John was a member of Living Waters Ministries in Versailles. John was a former member of Versailles Masonic Lodge #290 F & AM where he was a former Past Master and current member of Gettysburg Masonic Lodge #477 F & AM; 33rd Degree member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Dayton; Antioch Shrine Masons of Dayton; Darke County Shrine Club in which he was a member of the Jeepsters unit and a former member of the Versailles Lions Club.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home in Versailles with Rev. Dr. Kim Katterheinrich officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery in Versailles with full military honors conducted by the Versailles Veteran’s Honor Guard. The family will receive friends on Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 PM and Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at the funeral home. A Masonic memorial service will be conducted by the Gettysburg Masonic Lodge Monday at 7:45 PM followed by the Scottish Rite Ring Service. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children 3229 Burnet Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45229. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
