John William Southcombe, 90, of Fayetteville Ohio, died Tuesday. He was born to the late George and Bessie Southcombe, April 17, 1922 in Cincinnati, OH. John graduated from Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, TN in 1942. He married the late Verla Southcombe (Sagers) in 1944 at the Tinker Air Force Base in OK. John was a veteran of WWII, and later an entrepreneur who owned and operated Southcombe Company until his retirement. He spent time pursuing his many interests including genealogy, piloting his small Cessna airplane, farming maple syrup, raising Beefmaster cattle, Scottish dance, European travel, locksmithing, and operating the Double J Airport located at his home in Ohio. Beginning in his teenage years, John spent the summers vacationing in Haliburton Ontario, Canada at lakeside cottages that he and his father built. At retirement, John and Verla lived at the cottages for the duration of the summer months. John is preceded in death by his wife Verla and his son Jay Southcombe. He is survived by one daughter, Ann Southcombe of Grants Pass OR; grandaughter Jennifer Southcombe-Harmon of Burlington KY; grandaughter Jana Southcombe-Sizemore of Fayetteville OH; and five great-grandchildren. A memorial service will take place at the Double J Airport located at 21184 Fayetteville-Blanchester Road, Blanchester, OH on June 9, 2012 at 1:00pm. A special airplane fly-in will be held at that time. Funeral Home: Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home & Cremation Center - Blanchester 120 W. Main St. Blanchester, OH US 45107