John Alfred Quist, 87, of Lexington, died Sunday, September 28, 2008.

He was born April 12, 1921 in New York, New York, a son of the late Carl and Dorothy Quist.

In addition to his paernts, he was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Eva Quist; his brothers: Oliver and Larry Folsey.

He was an eight-year veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict including being a member of the crew on the carrier U.S.S. Lexington, when it was sunk in the Coral Sea.

John worked in the telecommunication field including many years working with the local telephone company.

He was a member of the Mountain City Lodge No. 67 in Lexington for over fifty years, a former member of the town of Lexington Planning Commission and Regional Planning Commission in the 1960s, past president of the Lexington Kiwanis Club, a master gardener, member of the Stonewall Jackson Hospital Auxiliary and an avid chess and bridge player.

Surviving are a daughter, Kathryn Berry and husband, Robert, Rockbridge Baths; a son, James C. Quist, Lexington; a brother, Robert Folsey; a sister, Eloise Veil; three grandchildren: Craig Whiteside, Michelle Berry and Kelly Berry.

A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 2, 2008 at St. Paul's Anglican Church with Father Thomas McHenry officiating. The committal service will be held Friday at Monterey Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at the residence. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rockbridge Area Hospice, P. O. Box 948, Lexington, Virginia 24450 or St. Paul's Anglican Church, Nelson and Davidson Streets, Lexington, Virginia 24450.

Arrangements are being handled by the Harrison Funeral Home & Crematory, Lexington, Virginia.