Jack Vail

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Jack Edward Vail, 82, of Chaffee died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, at Camelot Rehab and Nursing Center in Farmington, Mo.

He was born Nov. 28, 1922, in Wichita, Kan., son of George Randolf and Flossie Elmira Warfield Vail. He and Naomi Blue were married Oct. 17, 1945. She died April 3, 1996.

Vail retired as district lineman with the City of Los Angeles Department of Electric Power in Los Angeles, Calif. He was a member of Salem Masonic Lodge 225 AF&AM.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.

Survivors include a son, Cliff Vail of Murray, Ky.; a sister, Betty Hodges of Wichita; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by a daughter and a brother.

Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee after 4 p.m. today. A Masonic service by Morley Lodge 184 will be held at 7.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel, with the Rev. Doug McClellan officiating. Burial will be in Kenyon Cemetery at Delta.