John Faustin Callis, 88, of California, MD died March 28, 2009 at Charlotte Hall Veteran's Home. Born February 15, 1921 in Ventura, CA, he was the son of the late John Joseph and Clara Maude Gardner Callis.

He was the loving husband of the late Yoshie Osaka Callis.

He is survived by his sons Joseph Marcus Callis of Chilhowie, VA, William Gardner Callis of Fort Collins, CO and August Edward Callis of Knoxville, TN and his brother William Abraham Callis of California, MD as well as four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his sons Richard George Callis and William Loran Callis.

He worked in Weapons Procurement for the U.S. Federal Government for 35 years. John served in the U.S. Navy for five years from 12/19/1941-11/14/1945 and 07/17/1950-07/21/1951 where he received the following awards: WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, American Theater Service Medal and a Korean Service Medal. He served aboard the USS Montgomery in Espiritu Santo, Kwajalein, Solomons and Gudalcanal and the LSMR 409 during the Inchon Invasion.

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 10:00 AM in Maryland Veteran's Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.