Mr. Countess was born on August 24, 1934 in Bassett, Arkansas, one of four children born to the late John & Velma J. Countess.
John was a graduate of Bartlett High School and retired from the Memphis Area Transit Authority, MATA.
Along with his parents John was preceded in death by his wives Wanda Gail Countess and Evie Waldrip Countess; and two sisters Margaret Black and Joyce Four.
He is survived by his children David (Sascha) Countess of Bartlett and Teresa Countess Chumney of Memphis; grandchildren Tyler Countess, Carolyn Countess and Christopher Chumney, Josey (Bryson) Jones; and his sister Maggie Wilson of Memphis.
Family and friends will gather on Sunday, September 29 from three o'clock until five o'clock in the afternoon and funeral services will be Monday, September 30 starting at ten o'clock in the morning all at Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38119. Burial with procession will follow in Memphis Memory Gardens Cemetery on Raleigh Lagrange Road. Mr. Thomas McAdory of Calvary Church of the Nazarene will lead the days services.
Online condolences, floral tributes and directions may be found through www.memphisfuneralpoplar.com
