John Heath

John D. Heath, 85, husband of Annetta McIntosh Heath, died Sunday, October 16, 2016, at his home. Born June 14, 1931, in Pineapple, Alabama, he was a son of the late William Thomas Clyde Heath and the late Carrie Newton Heath. He retired from the US Air Force after 34 years of service as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Ninth Air Force. He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Survivors include his wife; three children, Barry Alan Heath of Warner Robbins, GA, Chester I. Heath of Sumter, and Beverly Heath Weatherford (Gene) of Ashwood; five grandchildren, Melissa Brown (Antonio) of Warner Robbins, GA, Valerie Woodward (Robert) of Florence, Corey Curren (Terry) of Austin, TX, Matthew Heath (Rachel) of Valdosta, GA, and Benjamin Heath of Augusta, GA; and seven great-grandchildren, Ivy Heath, Aubrey Heath, Katie Woodward, Ellie Woodward, Samantha Cox, Kayla Brown, and Dominic Brown. He was preceded in death by three grandchildren, Stephanie Heath, John Heath, II, and Kyle Weatherford; a brother, George Milton Heath; and two sisters, Helen Miller and Evelyn Pickens. Funeral services will be held at 3 P.M. Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Neal Sweet officiating. Burial with full military honors will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Steve McIntosh, Robert Woodward, Billy McIntosh, Hewitt Grant, Leslie McIntosh, and Benny Ray McIntosh. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 P.M. Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to the Children’s Cancer Center at Palmetto Health Richland, 7 Richland Medical Park Dr., Columbia, SC 29203. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.