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    Posted: 28 Nov. 2021 at 9:38am
It is with great sadness, that I inform of the passing of Lonnie DeWeese early this morning. Please keep Lonnie and his family in your prayers... Low
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He was  beyond a great friend to me and my grandpa. I'll miss him for sure, especially talking about farm jeeps. R.I.P. 

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So sad this morning.....words can't express the love Phyllis and I have for this family.

Low, thanks for posting and keeping us informed, we had no idea.


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Low- thank you for breaking the news to this community. 

Lonnie went home to be with the Lord in the early morning of November 28, 2021 at his home in Tompkinsville, KY. 

Funeral arrangements are pending and will be shared here when known. 

If you know someone in the CJ 2A community that is not active on the page and would want to be aware; please share this information with them. 

Please keep Marilynn and the family in your prayers. 

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I'm saddened to hear of Lonnie's passing. Thank you for posting Mike.
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A huge loss for the Jeep community but a huge gain for heaven. Peace be with Marylin, and family.
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This is very very sad news!
Lonnie was for sure one of the good guys in our WILLYS community.
He & Marylin are just good folks and Lonnie is certainly going to be missed by anyone that met him.
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Very sad news indeed. He will be missed.
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Lonnie was the first person from the Willys community that I met.  He and Marilyn were instant friends and the sources of so much history.  It is a sad, sad day, but so many wonderful memories.

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This breaks my heart. What a truly good person. Watching him go downhill for years had to be hard on the family. Mindy and I see glad we got to see him in sept.
Thoughts and prayers go out to Marylin, Troy and the whole family.
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  I didn’t know Lonnie well, but we’ll enough to know that the jeep world and the world in general has lost a good man. During one of my vapor lock learning experiences, he towed my jeep and I to the top of Cottonwood Pass. I’ll remember that forever. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family. 
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Memorial service for Lonnie will be Dec. 1 2021 at Athens Missionary Baptist Church 46 Athens Church Rd. Tompkinsville Ky 42167.  Visitation from 9am till 1pm with service to be held at 1pm for Lonnie.
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Deb and I very saddened to hear this news. Lonnie will be dearly missed and we regret not to haven taken the time to attend one of the DeWeese Fall events to see him.  I will also miss the out of the blue phone calls he would make to me to talk about Bantam Trailers or PTOs. He always asked how Deb and the Girls were doing and was always so positive and upbeat. Our thoughts and prayer go out to Marylin and the Family.
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So sorry to learn of Lonnie's passing. We are praying for all the family as we remember special times with him & Marilyn at the Jeep Rides. Gene & LaVerne
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I’m so sorry to hear this, but the one consolation is, his long suffering is over. He had so many ups and downs. But he was always happy and positive every time I talked to him, no matter what. 

I always thought of Lonnie as ‘the gentle giant.’ Physically he was a big guy, but kind as could be. 

I’ll miss him for sure. Praying for the family. 

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My Deepest Sympathy to Marylin & Family. I am blessed to have known Lonnie. I was grateful to have visited Lonnie a few week’s ago and share Jeep stories with him. Especially the farm Jeep shows in Rantoual, Il. He will be missed.
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Lonnie was a gentleman in every sense of the word.  Honest, loyal, kind, friendly, helpful, sincere, and appreciative.  I met him at a summer Willys Reunion, but got to know him during a Fall Color Tour.  I'm sad that he is gone from his family, and from our Jeep community, but I know he is in a Jeepers heaven.  RIP good friend.  Our prayers go out to his family.  God bless. 
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Very Sorry to hear this . Lonnie was truly a gentleman. Prayers for Family. Kev
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