John Bentley Hargon, Sr., passed away on January 31, 2016. He was 86 years of age. John was born in Canton, Mississippi in September of 1929. John was a nuclear engineer and dedicated to the military and his continuing career in nuclear power. He retired after 23 years of service with the United States Navy at the rank of Lt. Commander and was a crew member of the first nuclear powered submarine, USS Nautilus. Memorials: In lieu of flowers donations may be made to The Salvation Army at: https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=national_donation_form or to the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation at: https://www.pkdcure.org/donate. He is preceded in death by his wife, Carol Hargon; daughter, Theresa and parents, Ivor and Fannie Hargon. He is survived by his children, Kathryn, John Jr., Philip and Gregory; 10 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and his loving companion, Magdalene Jones, numerous other relatives and friends. A visitation will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home from 1:00p.m. to 2:30p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at 3:00p.m. at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.
