J.W. Fleming, aged 90, passed away peacefully on April 13th at his home in Tucson, AZ surrounded by much of his family and his three loyal dogs. He was born on August 2, 1924 in Valliant, OK to William and Daisy Dean Fleming.

He was a decorated combat veteran of WWII earning the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal and two Purple Heart Medals fighting in the Philippine Islands with the 40th Infantry Division. Additionally, he received a Battlefield Commission in May 1945 for "demonstrated fitness in actual combat," one of only 25,500 of the nearly 9 million enlisted men in all theaters of war to do so.

He is survived by his older brother Finis Fleming of Tucson, AZ and his three children: Charles Fleming (Sheilah) of Paulden, AZ; Linda Pennington (Jack) of Vail, AZ; and Barbara Austen of Tucson, AZ. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-granddaughters.

J.W is preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Helen, who passed away on January 5th, 2014.

All Services are at East Lawn Palms Mortuary, 5801 E. Grant Road in Tucson. A Viewing is 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Friday, April 17, 2015 and a short Viewing will be held on Saturday, April 18 at 12:00 p.m. He will be laid to rest with military honors at 12:30 p.m.