THE OBITUARY FOR MR. JOHN HERBERT ASHER JR. OFFICIATING MINISTER - REV. WAYNE BOWLING JOHN HERBERT ASHER JR. BORN JULY 4, 1924 AT HYDEN, KENTUCKY DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AT THE HAZARD A.R.H. MEDICAL CENTER. AT THE TIME OF HIS PASSING JOHN WAS 84 YEARS, 2 MONTHS, & 25 DAYS OF AGE. BY OCCUPATION JOHN WAS A SELF-EMPLOYED BUSINESS MAN AND A MEMBER OF THE MILITARY IN THE 8TH AIR FORCE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. JOHN WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE V.F.W. & THE D.A.V. JOHN'S HOBBIES INCLUDED RHYTHM & BLUES. JOHN IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS - JOHN H. ASHER & ROSE HOSKINS ASHER. ONE SON- GARY RAY ASHER. TWO BROTHERS - EUGENE ASHER & CARLO ASHER. JOHN LEAVES THE FOLLOWING RELATIVES SURVIVING: MOTHER OF THE CHILDREN - MRS. FLORENCE MUNCY -WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY. SON - JAMIE ASHER & MICHELE - WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY. FOUR DAUGHTERS - DONNA GAIL HAGA - WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY. CAROLYN DENISE ROBINSON & RANDALL - NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. KIM YVETTE ASHER - LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. & TINA ROBERTS - LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. ONE BROTHER - ROBERT ASHER - INDIANA. ONE SISTER - CAROLYN FROMUTH - SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. 7 GRANDCHILDREN- ROBERT, TAYLER, TAYLOR, JORDAN, DANIEL, JESSICA, & KYLE. JOHN ALSO HAS A HOST OF OTHER LOVING RELATIVES AND FRIENDS THAT WILL BE LEFT BEHIND TO MOURN HIS PASSING. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MR. JOHN HERBERT ASHER WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 2, 2008 AT 3:00 P.M. AT DWAYNE WALKER FUNERAL HOME WITH REV. WAYNE BOWLING OFFICIATING. VISITATION WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 2, 2008 AT 1:00 P.M. AT DWAYNE WALKER FUNERAL HOME. BURIAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE HOSKINS FAMILY CEMETERY AT HOSKINSTON, KENTUCKY, WITH MILITARY RITES TO BE PERFORMED AT THE GRAVE SITE BY THE LESLIE COUNTY D.A.V. CHAPTER # 133