To All Family & Friends

 John Henry Worrell was bor November 9, 1941 in Tchula, Mississippi to Frederick Clifton Worrell, II and Maxie “Lou” Louise (Lennard) Worrell. He passed away at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, WA, July 5, 2015 at the age of 73.

His father came out in 1942 to work for Hanford Patrol and later the city of Richland as a Patrol officer. John’s mother came out the following year with three sick children on the train with a lot of military personal that helped her with their care. The family lived briefly in White Bluffs, (Their father could not pick up from train station because he was working, so someone else took them to this farm not close to stores or anything else. You would not believe the conditions they lived in!) Next was Sunnyside, then Richland in a prefab and then an ‘A’ house before locating to property in West Richland in 1954, ultimately making his home on land purchased by his parents? His father, Paul and John built the house. John enlisted at the age of 17 in the US Marine Corps doing maneuvers and playing with the First Marine Band. One of his functions was to play Taps for ECO in Hawaii from 1958 until 1962 with an honorable discharge. He kept in touch with many service men he served with. He was always proud of his service and an advocate for others serving in the armed forces. John supported the VFW, NRA, Combat Veterans International and he was one of the first members and help build the Tri-Cities Shooting range. He was employed as a senior Lab Technician at the Hanford Site for 45 years. John enjoyed his work and the life-long friendships he formed at work, service and his friends from childhood until his death. His passions included fishing, hunting, archery, guns and golfing.

John is survived by his wife, Shirley Worrell; children: Karen (Doug) Kaplan-Rose of Spokane, WA; Roger Worrell (Raquel) and Michael Worrell of Reno, NV; Nikolas Worrell of Longview, WA; Tara Symons of Richland, WA; Rachelle, Sonesen of Yakima, WA; grandchildren: Ryan Worrell of Tacoma, WA, Joshua, Andrew, Meghan and Joel Kaplan of Spokane, WA; Katy Symons of Richland, WA; Blayne Worrell and Roxy Sorensen of Yakima, WA. He is also survived by his siblings: Lernardine Henry (Paul) of Selah, WA; William Paul Worrell (Barb) of Boise, ID; Malcolm Worrell (Patricia) of Kelso, WA and his stepchildren: Kathleen Lathan of Louisville, KY; Robert (Kimberley) Lamb of Fort Worth, TX;  and Brenda Kenton of Maple Valley, WA. He is also survived by his 16 step grandchildren and his 9 step great-grandchildren and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.  

A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 4:30pm at Sunset Gardens, in Richland with a reception to follow at Events at Sunset; located on the cemetery grounds. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in John’s name to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Richland, WA and the Moose Lodge in West Richland. (A little note, John’s favorite flowers were pink baby carnations or any rose)