John Haley, 78, Russell County, KY

John Daniel Haley, 78, of Jamestown, passed away Friday, May 15, 2026 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Somerset, Kentucky.

John was born April 20, 1948, in Auburn, New York he later moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1965 attended Northmont High School and met Joann. He attended the University of Cincinnati where he received an Engineering degree was a Professional Engineer, Surveyor, was manager principal of LJB Engineering employed by Keller Foundations.

He retired in Jamestown, Kentucky in 2008 and worked on the Wolf Creek Dam project for 6 years. He attended Russell Springs First Baptist Church. John was a loving husband, father, grandfather and an avid boater who loved Lake Cumberland.

John is survived by

his wife of 56 years, Joann (Sexton) Haley, of Jamestown, KY.

a son, John D. Haley, Jr. (Lauren), of Ft. Mitchell, KY.

He is also survived by 2 grandchildren Johnny and Emma Haley

Besides his parents he is preceded in death by a sister Andrea Stuart.

Memorial Service will be held 12noonCT on Friday, May 29th at H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel in Jamestown, KY with Dr. Christian Naylor officiating. Public Visitation will be held 11amCT on Friday.

This story was posted on 2026-05-28 14:51:42.
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