Obituary of John Statham

John Richard Statham passed away Monday, March 26, 2018 at the Haven Hospice Care Center after a lengthy battle with cancer.  His wife Kelly was by his side.  She took care of him at their home until his final week.

John was born on June 12, 1938 in Tylertown, Mississippi to Charles and Martha Statham.  He was the youngest of four children.  His family moved to Green Cove Springs, Florida when he was a small child.  John was a life long musician playing with artists such as Charlie Pride, Mel Tillis and Hank Williams Jr.  He traveled all over the country playing music eventually moving to Alaska.

John and his first wife, Diane had two children, John Michael and Brenda Gail.  He has a second daughter, Ginger.  It was in Alaska that John met Kelly Smith.  They move to Green Cove Springs, Florida in 2003.

John is survived by his wife, Kelly Smith, daughters Brenda Sweisthal and Ginger Crafton, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren, nieces and nephews including Gloria Jean Carlyle, his sister Ruth and stepson Donny Saindon.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his son John Michal, his sisters Betty Mitchell and Jenny Brumfield.  John's ashes will be returned to Alaska.  Condolences may be posted on the website of Eternity Funeral Home and Crematory at www.eternityfuneralhome.com.