OBIT: John Patrick VARNER, 2008, of interest in Somerset County, PA

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VARNER, John Patrick   04/18/08  Daily American

John Patrick Varner Sr., 71, Glen Street, Newton, N.C., died April 15, 2008, at 
Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born April 24, 1936, in Mifflin County, he was 
the son of the late William Taft Varner and Mary Elizabeth Pagenta Varner. 
Preceded in death by two brothers, Bruce and Robert Varner. Survived by a 
daughter, Cynthia Hernandez and husband Salvador, Vale, N.C.; a son, John 
Patrick Varner Jr. and wife, Tammy, Newton; three sisters, Rosie Parks, Burnham; 
Shirley Varner, Rochester, N.Y.; and Jeanette Bennion, Palmyra; a brother, 
Stewart Varner, Mulberry, Fla.; and four grandchildren, Zachary Varner, Cody 
Varner, Samantha Varner and Sara Hernandez. He owned numerous businesses in his 
life, and was a general contractor since 1963 until the late nineties. He was an 
avid fisherman, hunter, outdoorsman and world traveler. A celebration of John's 
life was held at 8 p.m. Thursday at Jenkins Funeral Home Chapel. Memorials may 
be made to American Diabetes Association, 222 South Church St., Suite 336M, 
Charlotte, NC 28202. Condolence messages may be sent to www.jenkinsfuneralhome. 
net. The Varner family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and 
Cremation Service.