John Haines, age 77 of Deepwater passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at his home.

John was born February 23, 1940 to Homer Haines and Leona (Herring) Haines in Portland, OR. He worked for many years as a sheet metal worker for Interstate Air Conditioning and was retired from the Iowa National Guard.

John was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lillian, sisters, Barbara Rochester, Patricia Talbott, Carol Hageman, brother, Homer (Tommy) Haines, son, Anthony Wayne Haines (Karlene), and infant son, Steven.

John is survived by sons, John Haines, Dale Haines, and Robert Haines, daughter, Lori Ann Messerschmidt, brothers, James (Rosalie) Haines, Sioux City, IA, Lawrence (Jan) Haines, Camdenton, MO, sisters Arlene Thompson, CA, Diane Muth, CA, 19 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.

The family is having a memorial service for John on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 4PM at Christy-Smith Funeral Home on Morningside Ave., Sioux City, IA.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton.