John Rivers Roden

He was a graduate of Eliasville High School, entered the Navy in 1943, serving in the Pacific in WWII & in 1950 earned his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Arts from North Texas State College. He married Betty Lee Boswell on August 3, 1946. They traveled extensively, RV'ing to each of the 48 contiguous states and also vacationing in Hawaii. He was a member of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 146 and worked as a pneumatic temperature control pipefitter. He enjoyed amateur (ham) radio under the call sign of K5JR with a longtime dedication to the Hurst Amateur Radio Club. John was also an avid fisherman in his younger days.

He was preceded in death by mother Mary Ethel Rivers Roden, father Johnny Luther Roden, sisters Syble Jo Smith and Sara Logan, wife Betty Roden, and grandson Daniel Penry. He is survived by son James Michael "Mike" Roden and wife Kim, daughter Deborah Powley and husband Jerry, granddaughter Darcie Kilgore, great granddaughters Brittaney Kilgore, Kasey Curtin and husband Rory, precious friend Barbara Uland, and numerous beloved cousins, nieces, and nephews.

A Funeral Service will be at 11:00 am on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at First Baptist Church of Hurst, 1801 Norwood Road, Hurst, Texas 76054 with Reverend Richard Brown officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. A Private Burial will be at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, 5725 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville, TX. Memorials may be made to Longhorn Council BSA, PO Box 54190, Hurst, TX 76054.