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John Massey Wayne

Woodville, TX, USA

March 28, 1968 - October 30, 2020

Mar 28, 1968 - Oct 30, 2020

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John Massey Wayne, M.D., FASCP, M.T.(ASCP) passed away on October 30, 2020 in Beaumont, Texas. He was born March 28, 1968 at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio to Kermit and Marguerite (Massie) Wayne. Following his graduation from Logan High School in Ohio, he served in the United States Air Force as a Medical Technician with posts including Japan and Alaska.

He attended Medical School at the University of Cincinnati and followed by a Pathology Residency at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana. He completed dual Fellowships at the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office in Florida and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.

He married Jana Gale Utley August 16, 2000 in San Diego, California.

John loved to travel and spend time in nature hiking and stargazing, and passionately pursued numerous hobbies including numismatics and writing.

He was a steadfast Servant of Christ, a devoted and patient husband, inspirational teacher and mentor, fierce and loyal friend, and an unrivalled Uncle who will be most remembered for his wry sense of humor, humility and integrity.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Kermit and Marguerite Wayne, grandparents Van and Clara (Givens) Wayne and David and Alice Massie, and grandparents-in-law Everett and Verna Yelland.

He is survived by his brothers Joseph (Kathy) Wayne and Thomas Wayne; aunt-in-law, Pamela Lord; sister-in-law, Michelle Whalley and husband, Andy; brother-in-law, Christopher Utley and wife, Shantell; and nieces and nephews Nate and Elizabeth Halla, Ryan and Trish Halla, Amanda and Simon Cross, Emily and Jeff Flack, Darrick and Jennifer Utley, Hannah Lambert, Rachael Utley, Matthew Sherfey, and Nick Whalley; great-nieces and nephews Mason, Lincoln, Hudson, Ethan, Matthew, Callum, Robert, Thomas, Lily, Harry and Olivia; and numerous other family members in West Virginia.

John's life will be celebrated on Saturday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Spurger, Texas.

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