John Phillip Myers

John was born September 11, 1931 in Lignum, to Osey Garfield Myers and Clara Lee Lewis Myers. John grew up in the Myersville area spending his free time at the baseball diamond nearby, at first watching his brothers and cousins play and later joining in himself. This love of baseball carried on throughout his life and was matched only by his affection for the Washington Redskins. When not following professional sports John could be found bird hunting with his favorite dogs Lady and Spot.

John’s livelihood was one that brought him great pleasure. His first job was on a construction site and he turned that experience into a profession that would support his family for the rest of his life. John was best known for his expertise in home flooring through the business Floor Concepts, which he founded and operated along with his sons for over 30 years. John loved to build things. He took great pride in being able to build a house or barn from the ground up, tending to all of the plumbing, electrical, carpentry and flooring needs with only the help of his longtime employee, Brundage or “Mr. B”.

On January 25, 1951, John married Catherine Shuman Haught. They went on to build a home in Culpeper and raise their family. John was active in the Culpeper Jaycees and served as that organization’s president in 1961. He was a member of the Culpeper United Methodist Church, had a love of spiritual music, horses, and his grandchildren.

Surviving John are his children, Phillip Warren Myers and his wife Carol, Catherine Sue “Kitty” Myers, Martha Brown Alderson and her husband Kent Alderson, Sandra Carroll “Tim” Smoot and her husband Bucky Smoot, Paige Musette Myers and her partner Jack Inskeep, and John Andrew “Andy” Myers, all of whom are from Culpeper. Also surviving John are his grandchildren Michael Brown and his partner Virginia Rushing, Samantha Smith and her husband Jim Smith, Emily Rojas and her husband Michael Rojas, Jamie Peters, Alyssa Peters, Meghan Becker and her husband Andy Becker, Sarah-Courtney Harris and her husband Travis Harris, Ryan Smoot and his partner Ashley Fincham, Whitney Smoot, Pearson Smoot and Connor Smoot. Great grandchildren include Noelle Brown, Emmy Brown, Kaiden Rojas, Noah Rojas, Kian Rojas, Madeleine Rojas, Tulie Becker, Casey Harris, Piper Harris and Harper-Gray Harris.

John is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Catherine, and his siblings Dorian, Marion, Walter, Lillian, Ashby, Fannie, Buddy, Gladys and Mack.

The family will receive friends on Monday, December 12th from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Clore-English Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Clore-English Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2011, with Pastor Randy Orndorff officiating. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Michael Brown, Ryan Smoot, Travis Harris, Andy Becker, Oliver Brown and Jim McNemar.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions should be made to American Lung Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 800, Washington D.C. 20004 or Humane Society of Culpeper, P.O. Box 1224, Culpeper Va. 22701. Online condolences may be offered by visiting clore-english.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Clore-English Funeral Home, 11190 James Monroe Highway, Culpeper,Va. 22701.