John Everett Pinder, 83, of Franklin, entered into rest on Friday, May 20, 2005.

A native of Miami, FL, he was the son of the late John H. Pinder and Lillian Knowles Pinder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Rodney Pinder. John was a retired firefighter for Miami Fire Dept. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of WWII.

He is survived by his wife Ethel Jones Pinder; three children, Danny Pinder of Franklin, Kathy Turner of Miami, FL, and Joseph Renedo of ; Duvall, FL; and six grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at Coweeta Baptist Church. Rev. Davis Hooper and Rev. Ronnie Owens will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by the VFW Post 7339 and the American Legion Post 108.

The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, May 23 at Macon Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be John Fay, Keith Lovell, Bruce Watts, Larry Raby, Joseph Renedo and Stephen Turner.

Memorial donations may be made to Coweeta Baptist Church Building Fund, 780 Coweeta Church Road, Otto, NC 28763.

Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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