John O. Mader

James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel John O. Mader, 70, of Marianna, died Sunday, November 3, 2013, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Alabama. A native of Dayton, Ohio, John had been a longtime resident of Jackson County. He served for nineteen years as the Emergency Management Director and 911 Coordinator for Jackson County, having most recently retired as a deputy with the Jackson County Sheriffs Department. He was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church, the Marianna Lions Club, the American Legion, and Knights of Columbus. John was also a veteran of the United States Air Force. John was preceded in death by two sons, Lowell and Dale Mader, and five sisters. He is survived by his wife of thirty-seven years, Sharon Cook Mader; four sisters, Mary, Stella, Grace, and Anne Marie, all of the Dayton area; two children, Julie Mader Jacobs (Bobby) of Bascom, and John Michael Mader of Houston; six grandchildren, Tyler, Trey, Bo, Bailey, Brylan and Michael; sister-in-law, Judy Sellers of Asheville, NC; two very special nieces, Stephanie Morrow (Jule) and Jennifer Prince (Scott) and Karen Glidewell (Bill); and nephews, Steve Sellers and Jeff Sellers. Funeral mass will be at 10 am Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at St. Anne's Catholic Church with Fr. George Sammut reciting. Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 pm Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Maddox Chapel. The family requests that in lieu of flowers contributions be made to St. Anne's Catholic Church, Marianna, Florida, or Trinity Baptist Church, Marianna, Florida