John E. Overall died peacefully on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, in Sugar Land, TX, after an extended illness. John was born in Gonzales, Texas, but primarily grew up in San Antonio.

He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict before receiving a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Subsequently he was a National Science Foundation fellow at the University of North Carolina and later held academic appointments in Maryland and Kansas. In 1963, John and his family moved back to Texas where he was a member of the psychiatry departments of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and U. T. Health (Houston) where he served as Professor and Professor Emeritus.

Surviving family include: wife Peggy, daughter Catherine, sister Catherine Richards, as well as other extended family members. Preceding him in death were his daughter Lauren and parents Ernest and Catherine Overall.

He was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Richmond. A private memorial service and burial will be held in Georgetown, Texas.

Condolence messages may be written for the family at www.garmanycarden.com.

Services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, Inc., 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 (281)342-4671.