John Owen Behnken Jr.

Birth date: Sep 4, 1949 Death date: Apr 15, 2015

John Owen Behnken, Jr. age 65 of Suwanee, GA passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015. He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years Marcy; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and David Kinser and daughter and son-in-law, Vanessa and John Zamarripa; grandchildren, Nathan, Madeline, and Sydney Kinser, John, Joseph, and James Zamarripa; parents, John and Julia Behnken, Sr; sister, and brother-in-law, Julie and Allen Wynn; brother and sister-in-law, Dennis and Amber Behnken; as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his brother, Phillip Behnken.John graduated from GA Military School in Milledgeville and joined the United States Airforce in 1968. He attended DeKalb and GA State Colleges. John was a member of Peach State Archeologist Society and McKendree United Methodist Church. He owned the DeKalb Bookstore (off campus) as well as Braves Bookstore in Carrollton, GA.A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at McKendree United Methodist Church at 1:00PM with Rev. Julie Boone officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 17, 2015 from 6PM-8PM at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to McKendree United Methodist Church Missions 1570 Lawrenceville Suwanee Rd. Lawrenceville, GA 30043Condolences may be sent to or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, “A Family Company” 120 Scenic Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 30026 770-963-2411.Read Obituary

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Jan Milford

471w ago

SWEET MARCY I LIFT YOU IN PRAYER ! XOXO JAN MILFORD

Jan Milford

471w ago

FRIEND MARCY. I LOCT YOU IN PRAYER! XOXO JAN MILFORD

Peggy Belcher

471w ago

Marcy we are so sorry to hear about John's passing. He was a wonderful man and friend of our family. Please know we are thinking of you. The Belchers

Helen Joe Sullivan

471w ago

Our condolences to all the family.
You all are in our daily thoughts and prayers.
God Bless

Deborah Shane Sullivan

471w ago

Aunt Julia and Uncle Johnny,
We were so saddened to hear about Buster. He was truly one of the good guys and will be sorely missed by all who knew him. May God continue to Bless all of you during this period of time. Our Love and prayers are with you all.
Deborah & Shane Sullivan
Savannah, GA

Paul Kim Steinke

471w ago

John was a special man that loved the Lord very much. He took every opportunity to show the love of Christ to everyone he met. He is a great example to follow. Our prayers go out to Marcy and his family during this difficult time.

Mike Schaner

471w ago

Dear Marcy and family,
Aunt Dolores, Uncles Harold and Mickey, and their families remember and greatly appreciate the love and kindness that John shared with our family, especially with your mother, our sister Marcia, and to her husband, Jim. John clearly expressed his sincere love for you through his kind and generous outreach and support to your mother and father. We will be joining our hearts and prayers with you, your family, and friends this weekend. God knows how we wish we could be there to support you and your family, like you and John were always here for us when we needed the same.
Please keep in touch with us when you can and let us know how you and the family are doing, and we will do the same through emails and phone.
Peace and Blessings.