John passed away at his home in San Jose, California on October 1, 2022. John was born on Sept. 9, 1944 to John and Alice Stallings in Mount Vernon, Indiana. He married his wife Evelyn on April 26, 1962. They moved to California in 1964. He worked for Roller Chevrolet in Monterey, California for three years. He was an auto mechanic for Billings Chevrolet for 37 years. John loved to work on cars. He also loved to go fishing and camping with his family and friends.
John is survived by his wife, Evelyn Stallings; his son, Michael Stallings and wife Marsha Stallings; his daughter, Patricia Yaley; eight grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Sue Stallings; sister; Linda Word and her husband, Rick Word; and his sister, Tammy Tsimurdis.
John was preceded in death by his parents, John and Alice Stallings; brother, Donald Stallings; sister, Helen Heath and her husband, Harold Heath; sister, Martha Kester and her husband, Wayne Kester.
A funeral service will be at 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at the Denning Family Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, with burial in Bellefontaine Cemetery to follow. Visitation will take place from 12:00 pm until the time of service. Online condolences may be left at denningfamilyfuneralhome.com