Obituary of John Paul Eppard

Eppard, John Sr. 78, of Largo passed away on Oct. 30th at Hospice House Woodside. He is survived by his loving wife Janet; children Debra Eppard, Linda Eppard-Olney and her husband Ernest L. Sikes, Jr., John Eppard Jr., Gigi Sims and her husband Michael and Gina Husted; step-daughters Cheryl Crane and her husband Darryl George, and Robin Crane; sister Marianne Schwamberger and her husband Glenn; aunts Lois Miley and Margaret Kaatz; 8 grand children, Jason Harvey, Stephanie Olney, Christopher Eppard and his wife Michelle, Torri Thomason and her husband Travis Lee, Kira Reeves and her husband Ryan, Josiah Sims, Scott West, and Madison Husted; 2 step-grandchildren, Gavin George and Delia George; and 6 great grandchildren, Samantha & Serenity Eppard, Amiya Million, and Kelsey, Kadance & Ian Reeves. Besides his wife and family one of John's other loves was playing golf. He had 7 holes in one over his lifetime. He was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran and was a business entrepreneur owning several businesses throughout his life. He was also known as a great joke teller and loved life in general. He will be missed by all who knew him.