Sweeney

John B. Sweeney, 66, of Washington Street, Bruin, passed away on Friday at his home following a lingering illness.

He was born in Bruin on Sept. 7, 1944, and was a son of the late Harry William Sweeney and Edith Norris Sweeney.

He was a Protestant, and he retired from the Indspec Chemical Co. of Petrolia on Sept. 7, 1999, as a carpenter after 35¼ years.

He served in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific from 1965 until 1967. He was a member of the American Legion Post 488 of Kaylor.

John enjoyed socializing with his friends.

He is survived by his son, Terry Sweeney of Bruin; his daughter, Cathy Ealey and her husband, Terry, of Hooker; his two grandchildren, Brook Ealey of Hooker and Kailey Sweeney of Butler; one brother, Larry Sweeney of Butler; two sisters, Doris Cooper and her husband, Ellis, of Chicora, and Patty Brown and her husband, Tom, of Butler; his friend, Carol A. Lambert of Bruin, and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Frank Sweeney and George Sweeney, and a half-brother, Roy Cook.

<B>SWEENEY</B> — Friends of John B. Sweeney, who died Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, will be received at the <B>Richard D. Hillis Funeral Home</B> in Petrolia on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with family friend Roger Whited officiating. Interment will follow in Bear Creek Cemetery, Petrolia.Military honors will be accorded at the funeral home by members of the Bishop Madden American Legion Post 488 of Kaylor.Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hillisfuneralhome.com.