Jon Allen Bourne

He was born on September 14, 1938 in Sturgis, MI. He was the son of Donald S. and Corinna (Allen) Bourne. Jon married Joan L. Wetherell on August 14, 1960 in Ottawa with Jon's father, the Rev. Donald S. Bourne officiating. Joan preceded him in death.

Prior to WWII he lived in Washington DC while his father was a Protestant Chaplain in the Army Air Corp in Bolling Field, DC. Later during WWII, his father held the same position in Langley Field, VA, where they lived on base. After the war, they lived in Benton Harbor, MI, then Osage, IA and finally Ottawa, IL.

Surviving are a daughter, Jody Bourne, Pontiac; a son, Jon L. Bourne, Chenoa. Three grandchildren, Billy (Elissa) Bourne, Mesa, AZ, Nicholas Bourne, Killeen, TX and Sarah Bourne, King George, VA; one great-granddaughter, Cora Bourne, Mesa, AZ and a sister, LInda Howard, Lake Ann, MI.

Jon graduated from Ottawa Township High School in 1956 and then from Illinois College in Jacksonville, IL with a Bachelor's Degree in Science Physics in 1961.

Jon went to work for the IDOT in Ottawa, IL until being appointed County Engineer for Livingston County, retiring in 1995.

Jon and his wife, Joan, spent 22 years each winter in Perdido Key, FL and Orange Beach, AL areas. Playing golf, bridge, visiting naval bases and old friends, which was the goal in retirement.

He was a member of the Elks Club and the Methodist Church, both of Pontiac and the CCSC.

His hobbies in his early years included hunting and fishing and in his later years, golfing, and the CCSC and SASS competitions.

Per Jon's wishes, there will be no service or visitation and cremation rites have been accorded. East Lawn Funeral Home is assisting the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

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