John Tiegarden

Obituary of John Howard Tiegarden

John H Tiegarden, 79, of Eatonville, passed away July 12, 2009. John was a 20 year veteran of the United States Air Force and then an employee of Flying Tiger Air Freight (which later became a part of Federal Express). He was preceded in death by his wife Louise, sisters Mary Phillips and Betty Shipe, and twin Grandsons Greg and Craig Knittel. John is survived by daughter Teresa Knittel (Dale), granddaughters Stephanie and Angela Knittel, Kayla Landry (Zach), grandson Ryan Knittel, sister Edith and brother Charlie, as well as many, many friends. John loved his garden and growing the vegetables that he would give to family and friends. He loved all animals and was a big horse racing fan. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and friend and he will be greatly missed. Per his request there will be no service.
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