John Albert Peel

John was born in Woodland, WA Oct 1, 1936. His family moved to Conway, WA where he lived until he joined the US Army during the Korean Conflict.

John was a construction Electrician for 42 years. He was also a commercial pilot and built RC airplanes, loved fishing, hunting, camping and hiking. In 1970, John started to build a personal experiment aircraft and in 1975 took his first long test flight to Oshkosh, WI.

Two weeks prior to his passing, John and His wife Rhoda Peel celebrated 5 wonderful years of marriage. He is survived by his Wife Rhoda Jane Peel, his sisters Jeannette Holland (George) and Bonnie Cook (Dennis), his brother Robert Peel(Ernestine), his daughter, Minta Allen; his sons, Dale Peel (Sherry), and Dennis Peel, several grand children and great-grandchildren, and preceded in death by his parents Lawrence and Elsie Peel.

Services will be held at Bethany Covenant Church of Mount Vernon on November 10th 2012 at 1pm.