Obituary of John Daniel McLaughlin

Mr. John Daniel McLaughlin, age 67, of Blue Springs, died Saturday morning, August 11, 2007, in Southeast Alabama Medical Center. The family will receive friends Monday evening, August 13, 2007, at Holman Funeral Home in Ozark from 6:00 P. M. until 8:00 P. M. Tuesday evening, August 14, 2007, they will receive friends at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home, 1500 Frederick Road, Opelika, Alabama, from 6:00 P. M. until 8:00 P. M. (334-749-8700) Funeral services will be 10:00 A. M. Wednesday, August 15, 2007, in the Chapel of Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home in Opelika with Reverend William Max Todd officiating. Interment will follow in Garden Hills Cemetery in Opelika. Holman Funeral Home of Ozark will be handling local arrangements. Mr. McLaughlin was born March 11, 1940 in Blue Springs, Alabama to the late Myrtis Wilkinson McLaughlin and Dr. James Clarence McLaughlin. He moved to Auburn when he was in the 7th grade and graduated from Auburn High School in 1958. He attended Auburn University and was an avid Auburn football fan. Mr. McLaughlin worked with the United States Postal Service in Auburn for 32 years, retiring as Postmaster. He enjoyed working in the yard and house, cooking, and watching NASCAR events. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. In addition to his parents, Mr. McLaughlin was preceded in death by his first wife and mother of his children, Linda Denney McLaughlin. Survivors include his wife, Romona McLaughlin of Blue Springs, Alabama, his daughter, Danilyn McLaughlin of Santa Barbara, California, his son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Leann McLaughlin of Auburn, Alabama, his step-son and daughter-in-law, Dan and Leslie Fuqua of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and one grandchild, Jared Fuqua. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his memory to the American Diabetes Association, P. O. Box 1012, Wetumpka, Alabama 26092. For more information and a guest register, please visit the Holman Funeral Home website: www.holmanfuneralhome.com Service Information