John E. Farley, age 82, of D'Hanis, passed away Apr. 26, 2013 at Air Force Village II in San Antonio. He was born Sept. 26, 1930 in Big Spring, TX to George and Claire Trapp Farley. In 1948 he graduated from Central Catholic High School and graduated from Oklahoma A & M in 1952. He served in the Army, 82nd Airborne in Germany, during the Korean Conflict. He retired as a cattle rancher. He is preceded in death by his parents, sister, Jan Lewenthal and sister-in-law, Nancy Hine. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Farley of D'Hanis; sister-in-law, Rita Kingsbury; nephews, George (Ann) of Houston, Tom (Teja) Flournoy of San Antonio, Robert (Pat) Flourney of Dallas, Bob Hine of Washington, D.C.; nieces, Claire Arnett of Lubbock, Nina (Sonny) Abelardo of Maitland, Fl, Elena (Ira) Schwartz of Miami, FL, Ann (Pequin) Castillo of West Palm Beach, FL; numerous great nieces and nephews. Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church in D'Hanis. Services will conclude at the church. Memorials may be given in his memory to the charity of your choice. Arrangements with Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home, Castroville. Visit www.tondre-guinn.com