Was called “Pete” by most of his family although his mother never liked it. His wife Edith always called him “Johnnie”.169,49
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His mother lost a child about six months into her pregnancy. She thought she was no longer pregnant after the miscarriage but a few months later discovered she was still pregnant with a twin. The baby was her last child, John Edward Lines who was named after John and “Ed” (William Edward) Lines, his father's brothers.41
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John enlisted in the U.S. Navy in August of 1943 at the age of 17 and was a cook170

in March 1944 John Lines who had been advanced to the grade of Seaman First Class was in action somewhere in the Pacific.24

He served during World War Two for 21 months in the South Pacific. In the fall of 1945, after 30 days leave at home with his mother, he reported to Philadelphia, PA for further assignment.171
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John E. Lines and his brother Richard Delmont Lines are listed among those who served in the Second World War 1941-1945 from Curwensville in this source. None of the other Lines brothers, who also served, are included.23
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His South Pacific duty took him to the island of New Caledonia and John was later recalled to active duty during the Korean Conflict.49
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Some time after World War Two, John's brother Eli got him a job at the R.C.A. Rubber Company in Akron, OH where Eli worked. Eli later became the Vice President of Purchasing at RCA.35
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A long-time resident of Akron, Summit, Ohio where he moved within a few years after the end of World War Two.15
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Sometime, probably in the late 1950's or early 1960’s, John began suffering from a rare and painful foot disease and never worked again. He was treated for the ailment in the late 1960's at the National Institute's of Health in Bethesda, MD.

Over a period of many years he amassed an impressive coin collection no doubt worth tens-of-thousands-of-dollars.

John had a good sense of humor and would tell his nephew that he liked to talk to himself as he couldn’t think of a better person to have an intelligent conversation with.

Throughout his entire adult life, several times a year, John would drive from his home in Akron to his boyhood home in Clearfield, PA where he would visit his brothers and mother and other extended family. His two sisters Maxine and Lillian lived in Maryland. He often told his nephew Richard Lee Gleason that “You can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy.”

John once made the comment to his nephew about the Lines family having great memories, even to a fault. He said that he wished he didn't have as good a memory as he had, so he could forget the hurt and sorrows of his life.169
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This record indicates John, as a hospital inpatient, died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH 12 Jan 1998 at 8:23 p.m.172
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U.S. Veterans Gravesites show John E Lines

Service Info: CSG3 U.S. Navy World War II, Korea
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1926
Death Date: 12 Jan 1998
Cemetery: Hillside Memorial Park
Cemetery Address: 1025 Canton Rd Akron, OH 44312141




Memories of my Uncle Pete

As a young boy and into early manhood I was by-far closest to my Uncle Pete than any other relative in my family. Due mainly to the fact that he visited my home often as I was growing up. I always looked forward to seeing him as I enjoyed his company, the many stories he would tell, as well as the occasional sight-seeing ventures we’d make into Washington D.C. Uncle Pete always treated me as special — no doubt because I was the son of his brother Richard. It was Uncle Pete who, when I was about 13 or 14 years old, sat down with me one summer morning in my mother’s living room and told me about “the birds and the bees.”

Unbeknownst to me as a young boy, but later I came to realize as an adult, Uncle Pete had a lot of issues, physical as well as mental problems. It's a shame and I know his wife Edith, who was as great a woman as any I know with their daughters Sue and Shirley paid a heavy price because of it. Edith was a saint to have lived with that for all those years. For many, many years Uncle Pete had always been my favorite. But he was around the most and I was a bit young and naive to a lot of things. It's unfortunate that after spending several enjoyable days with him, in Pennsylvania, when taking care of my mothers final arrangements, it all came crashing down. I never saw, nor spoke to him afterwards. I know he couldn't help what he said as he suffered mental illness, but it was nevertheless a bitter pill to swallow.

In January of 1993 my Aunt Mary told me that I should avoid Uncle Pete as he had said awful things about me. Things she said she would not repeat because she didn’t want to hurt my feelings. I would later learn some of the things he’d said, none of which were true. It turned out to be the last chapter and a strange, unfortunate ending to our long and close relationship.3

Joined the Navy at age 17, lying about his age. Served in New Caledonia during World War II as a cook.