John B. Naylor passed away on November 19, 2011 at the age of 86. He was born August 19, 1925 to John and Ethel Naylor in Plainfield, New Jersey. The family moved to Syracuse, New York in 1937. He proudly served in the Navy on the destroyer escort USS Coffman from 1943 – 1946. He returned to Syracuse where he began a lengthy career with General Electric and married Shirley Birdseye in 1948. Following the birth of his son Larry he was called back to the Navy and served in Korea from 1950 – 1951. His daughter Cheryl was born in 1954. When GE moved their defense division to Oklahoma City in 1963 the family moved to Bethany. John stayed with the company through several changes of ownership and worked on the production of computer hard drives. He retired after 42 years in 1988.
John was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. His passion in life was spending time with his family. He also enjoyed playing golf, bowling, and working with computers. He loved sports, especially OU football. He and his wife Shirley enjoyed traveling. John was an active member of the Destroyer Escort Sailors Association and the Crescent Society.
John was preceded in death by his twin brother Arthur of Syracuse, New York.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years Shirley, son Larry Naylor of Ames, Iowa (Melissa Blacketer), daughter Cheryl Magrini of Oklahoma City (Steve), his sister Mildred Lott of Trenton, New Jersey, three grandchildren, Brian Magrini, David Naylor, and Lauren Naylor, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 10:00am Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Bill Merritt Funeral Home in Bethany, with burial to follow at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 22, 2011 from 8:00am to 8:00pm. The family will be available to greet visitors from 4:00pm – 6:00pm.
Arrangements under the direction of Bill Merritt Funeral Service, Bethany, OK.
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