Jack Snavely

Jack L. Snavely, 77, Perry, died September 12, 2013, at his home.

He was born April 18, 1936, in Lawrence, the son of Elgin W. and Ida E. Hillman Crittenden Snavely.

Jack and Elizabeth Anne were married March 28, 1955. She survives of the home.

He is survived by his children and grandchildren, and a large extended family.

Mr. Snavely entered the U.S. Army in 1955 and, after many years of service, was honorably discharged.

He was an ordained minister. Later in life, his passion was to help children and families in need. He and his wife founded the Alpha Christian Children’s Home in Perry in 1972 where they served children in need for 33 years until they retired in 2005. He was active with Alpha’s board of directors until the time of his death.

He was one of the founding members of the Rural Township Fire Department, Jefferson County Fire District No. 3, formed in 1984, where he served as assistant fire chief for 16 years.

Private services were held September 14 at the Underwood Cemetery, rural Perry.