John Puckett

Sad news to hear for sure. He was a tremendous asset to the members of this forum. His willingness to share his knowledge and experience with the members here, and at Cub Fests, was invaluable.

Rest in Peace, John!
 
Exactly 1 year to the day from when his wife passed.
John has had a rough go the last several years.
Will miss his contribution to the forum.
 
I'm so sad to hear of his passing. He had such a wit and the knowledge he shared with all of us will be greatly missed. God speed John.
 
I had become acquainted with John when I bought my first Cub back in 2017. He helped me out and in turn I would help him with some things he wasn't physical able to. I know he was extremely depressed after his wife died. I talked to him a few times on the phone after she died and was planning another trip over to see him. He was having difficulty moving around, so I didn't want to have him come to the door so I was putting off going over there. A few weeks ago me and my wife was driving through Potosi on main street when my wife saw his name up at Declue's funeral home. I said, "no that couldn't be John"......Sad to say it must have been.

He was well loved by his neighbors and by this forum community. I know I will miss him and his humorous take on things, plus his knowledge on Farmall tractors.
 
John was a great guy, always ready to help with a tractor issue (especially if it was electrical) and a joke. I'll never forget one Cubarama when he rolled off Barnyard's trailer into the grass, then jumped up like nothing had ever happened. God speed John. You will be missed.
 
Thinking about John brings a smile to my face. It always does. If I were to try to describe him in one word, the word would be "imp". Even though he was a little on the large side of what that word brings to mind, it fit him well. He could also take things seriously when he needed to. HIs explanations and demonstrations of all things Cub were a treat. Going back to the earlier days of this site, he was one of the moderators that helped keep the wheels on. He was here on the earlier version of this site, over 20 years ago. Before that, he was a regular on the Cub portion of ATIS, both the web page and the earlier email distribution list. Before the Cub email list, ATIS consisted of a single email list for all tractors and engines. (This goes back to about 1995.) John was there for all of them.

At one point during the reign of the single email list, someone started a discussion of a Cub-related topic. Since there were a lot of members with Cubs or Cub interest, it generated a lot of follow-up posts. Some guy (a John Deere owner) posted a complaint about all the Cub posts and how they weren't real tractors etc. This is what prompted Spencer to set up brand-specific lists. John addressed the situation by changing his signature line to something like "John *.?-!.* cub owner". I say something like because he changed it when he had the first batch of his famous hats made. The original was too long to fit on a hat and be big enough to read.

I believe the first time I met John in person was about 1997. His employer sent him to Richardson, Texas for some training. The evening before the class, I picked nim up from his hotel for a barn tour. He presented me with one of his hats.

This isn't the best picture, as I clipped it out of a group photo. But here he is at the Red Power Roundup in 2001.
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Very well said, Jim. John's humor was known to everyone who has ever met him. When he took that tumble off my trailer as Ken said, I was quite concerned. But when he came to his feet laughing with that big smile of his on his face as usual, I knew all was well.

Whether it was his jokes or his "Tinker Time" at Cubarama, he was quite an entertainer.
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Jim Becker":25b6vatu said:
Thinking about John brings a smile to my face. It always does. If I were to try to describe him in one word, the word would be "imp". Even though he was a little on the large side of what that word brings to mind, it fit him well. He could also take things seriously when he needed to. HIs explanations and demonstrations of all things Cub were a treat. Going back to the earlier days of this site, he was one of the moderators that helped keep the wheels on. He was here on the earlier version of this site, over 20 years ago. Before that, he was a regular on the Cub portion of ATIS, both the web page and the earlier email distribution list. Before the Cub email list, ATIS consisted of a single email list for all tractors and engines. (This goes back to about 1995.) John was there for all of them.

At one point during the reign of the single email list, someone started a discussion of a Cub-related topic. Since there were a lot of members with Cubs or Cub interest, it generated a lot of follow-up posts. Some guy (a John Deere owner) posted a complaint about all the Cub posts and how they weren't real tractors etc. This is what prompted Spencer to set up brand-specific lists. John addressed the situation by changing his signature line to something like "John *.?-!.* cub owner". I say something like because he changed it when he had the first batch of his famous hats made. The original was too long to fit on a hat and be big enough to read.

I believe the first time I met John in person was about 1997. His employer sent him to Richardson, Texas for some training. The evening before the class, I picked nim up from his hotel for a barn tour. He presented me with one of his hats.

This isn't the best picture, as I clipped it out of a group photo. But here he is at the Red Power Roundup in 2001.
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Well said.

Somewhere, I have one of those hats. I believe he sent it to me after I got my first old tractor--a Cub of course, that Spencer Yost hauled home for me.

Basically I've known of John for as long as I've known there are old tractors on the internet--all the way back to the days of the ATIS email list. Prayers to his family!

Al
 
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