John McDaniels

John McDaniels was Ariana Murphy's grandfather. Ariana loved him very much and posted pictures of him often. He passed away on July 22, 2019 after a long battle with cancer.

Life
His daughter is Karen Salter. He first met Ariana's grandmother when they were children because they lived in the same neighborhood. When they got older they started to date. John was enlisted in the military, and when he got back they got engaged and later married. They got married on September 21, 1946. He lived in Rushville, Indiana.

Relationship with Ariana

 * John had been battling cancer for a long time but in late May 2019 he became very ill so Ariana cancelled performances to go home and visit him.
 * Ariana announced a couple weeks later that he had finally beaten his cancer.
 * In early July however, he became sick again and Ariana went to see him.
 * John passed away on July 22, 2019.