John Tewell was born September 28, 1928 in Loomis, Ca, to Bernard Tewell and Arlis Tewell (Sims). He was raised in Elko, NV, attending elementary school and graduating from Elko High School in 1946.
He left Elko for San Francisco in 1941 to attend Glad Tidings Bible Institute, and later attended Bethany Bible College in Santa Cruz, Ca., where he graduated in 1951.
On September 1st, 1950, he married his childhood sweetheart, Laura Faye Hage, in Elko, Nevada. Over the next seven years, they had three children, Dotty, Les, and Joe.
He was a resident of Elko for 60 years. He worked at the Elko Daily Press, managing the entire print department. He was very involved in city government, serving as President of the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council, member and chairman of the Elko Planning Commission, City Councilman for eight years, and Police and Fire Commissioner for six.
He joined Gideon’s International in 1968 and became a life member. He served in the Elko Assembly of God Church, the Elko Indian Mission, and the Presbyterian Church.
In 1990, John and his wife relocated to Fallon, with his position as rural manager of Country Companies Insurance. He served as Vice President of Financial Concepts International, worked 10 years with the Churchill County School District, and served for 16 years on the Fallon City Council.
He and his wife attended Epworth Methodist Church for many years, and recently joined the Christian Life Center. He has president of the Fallon Camp of Gideon’s, served on the Senior Center Advisory Board, the CART Board of Directors, ex-officio of Fallon Chamber of Commerce board member, and chairman of the Fallon Convention and Visitors Authority.
On Father’s Day, June 20, 2021, John went to Heaven.
He is survived by his lovely wife of 70 years, Faye; daughter, Dotty Krake (Larry) of Fallon, son, Joseph Tewell (Cathy) of Elko, grandson Dan Tewel of Elko, granddaughter Sabreena Adams of Las Vegas, grandson Nick Krake of Palau, and nine great grandchildren. Also, sisters Glaesman of Fallon, and Ruth Winniger of New Mexico. He was preceded in death by his son Les, and his sister Jennie Bujuklian.
His CELEBRATION OF LIFE will be at 1:00 on Saturday, July 17th at Christian Life Center, 1435 Kaiser St., Fallon, NV.
Arrangements are under the direction of The Gardens Funeral Home, 2949 Austin Highway, Fallon, NV. 775-423-8928.
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