U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.) John T. "Tom" Planchon

Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory of Enterprise

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Date: Dec 07 2015 3:23 PM

U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.) John T. “Tom” Planchon, of Enterprise, Alabama passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the Enterprise Medical Center following cardiac arrest. He was 67.

A funeral Mass will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 11, 2015 at St. John Catholic Church with Father Gregory Okorobia officiating.  Burial with full military honors will follow on Monday, December 14, 2015 at the Union Owsley Cemetery in Stella, Missouri.  A rosary will be said at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday at Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory Chapel with visitation to follow from 5:30 until 7:30.

Flowers will be accepted, or donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123; the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, National Headquarters Donations, 6520 North Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-2130; or the St. John Catholic Church Building Fund, 123 Heath St, Enterprise, AL 36330.

Tom was born in Wichita, Kansas, February 12, 1948, to the late John Q. & Vella L. Planchon.  He was a graduate of Anderson High School in 1966, in Anderson, Missouri.  He graduated with a BS in Business Administration from Pittsburg State University in 1970, Pittsburg, Kansas, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.  He earned his masters degree from Webster University.

Tom served in the United States Army and retired after 28 years of service during which he earned a Meritorious Service Medal as well as other awards. His Army career included a combat tour in Vietnam from 1972 – 1973.  After military retirement, he worked 11 years in the Enterprise City Schools Transportation Department.  He and his wife, Luanne, formerly owned Plain 'n Fancy Gift Shop from 1992 - 2003.

In addition to his parents, a nephew, Johnathan James Vattilana also preceded him in death.

Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Luanne Planchon, of Enterprise, Alabama; his daughter, Cristin (Stephen) Bankson of Little Rock, Arkansas and their two children Hailee and Parker; his sister, Judy (Rudy) Vattilana of Wichita, Kansas; his brother, Pete (Diane) Planchon of Birmingham, AL; a niece, LeaAnn (Christian) McIllvain and her children, Johnathan Craig, Josslyn, and Katelyn of Wichita, KS.

Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory of Enterprise, (334) 347-9598, is in charge of arrangements. To sign a guest register, please visit www.sorrellsfuneralhomes.com. 

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