John W. Bourlon

July 17, 2018

Johnny W. Bourlon “Pop”, passed away on Tuesday, July 17th at the age of 86 at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He was born in Jones, Oklahoma. He retired from the United States Army Corps of Engineers after 20 faithful years of service. He also retired from the United States Postal Service where he served for 22 years as President of Branch 1477 National Association of Letter Carriers. He is survived by his beloved wife Gerry, His 3 sons, Rick (Lea), John Michael (Camilla), Ken (Kris), his daughter TC and his brother Jim Bourlon of Carmen, Oklahoma. He is also survived by his 8 grandchildren, Donny DeMilta (Monica), Shannon DeMilta McChesney (Mac), Adam DeMilta (Keila), Jeanne DeMilta Kranik (Nick), Katie Bourlon January (Tom), Robin Bourlon Willmott (Grant), Parker Bourlon, Campbell Bourlon; 8 great grandchildren whom he adored, Dakota Rae and Logan DeMilta, Taylor McChesney, Aili DeMilta, Cole and Carter Kranik, Grayson and Ryland Willmott. Funeral Services are as follows: Tuesday, July 24th @ 10:30am; Service with reception to follow St. Jerome’s Catholic Church 10895 Hamlin Blvd. Largo, FL 33774 Wednesday, July 25th @ 10:00am; Burial with Full Military Honors VA National Cemetery at Bay Pines 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. St. Petersburg, FL 33708 In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s Foundation or to the Wounded Warrior Program.