Guntmar (John) Mueller, 88, passed away on May 7, 2020 at Oakwood Nursing Home Lewisburg TN. He was born in Graz, Austria, Dec. 25, 1931, the son of the late Johann and Franziska Mueller. John and his wife Rosa emigrated to the United States post World War II in 1952 working as sharecroppers in AL. They moved to Buffalo, NY in 1953. He moved his growing family to Virginia and then Maryland eventually settling in Lewisburg, TN, in 1986.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife Rosa who died 1/31/2015.

He is survived by six children: four sons, Tom (Terri) Mueller, Johns Island, SC, David (Debbie) Mueller, La Habra, CA, James (Juanita) Mueller, Hagerstown, MD, and Daniel (Debbie) Mueller, Gray Court, SC; two daughters, Frannie (Charlie) Turrell, Damascus MD, Hannah (Jim) Floyd, Lewisburg, TN; thirteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are two brothers and two sisters, their spouses, a sister-in-law, and a number of nieces and nephews in Austria.

John and his wife were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses in May 1957, and they both served loyally to the best of their ability until their deaths. He enjoyed sharing his life experiences with anyone who would listen, and over the years kept an ‘open door policy’ to his home . . . resulting in numerous “additions” to his family. He never wavered in his love for Jehovah or his conviction that if he should fall asleep in death before the end of this system, he would wake up in Paradise to greet all of us along with his wife, Rosa and others who had fallen asleep before him.

A virtual memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at 3 p.m. via Zoom Video Meeting with Isaac Smith officiating. For information regarding the virtual memorial service via Zoom Video Meeting, please visit Mr. Mueller’s obituary online at www.billsmcgaugh.

Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home is honored to assist the family with cremation arrangements. Condolences may be offered online at www.billsmcgaugh.com.