Col. John G. Schmitt Jr.

Published 7:12 pm Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Col. John G. Schmitt Jr. U.S.A.F. (Ret) passed away Oct. 10, 2016, at the age of 93. He was born June 4, 1923, to the late John G. Schmitt Sr. and Anna Shaffer Schmitt.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Janice Plummer Schmitt.

He is survived by his children, John G. (Teja) Schmitt III, James G. Schmitt, Janice G. Schmitt and Joseph G. Schmitt; grandchildren, Reno Schmitt and Morgan Lorraine Schmitt; brother-in-law, James Floyd (Kaye Cursey) Plummer Sr.; niece, Karim Plummer Oaks; and nephew, James Floyd Plummer Jr.

Graveside services with full military honors were Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. in New Live Oak Cemetery with the Rev. Lee Tate officiating and Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home directing.

Pallbearers were the Honor Guard of the United States Air Force.