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Submitted: 11/15/14 • Approved: 5/27/17 • Last Updated: 8/24/18 • R1052301-G19698-S3
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS US Army
91 Infantry
World War II
May 21 1921 - April 9, 2001
Marriage: 31 Oct 1942
Dale the son of Oren Cecil Saffell and Susan "Susie" Juliette (Parr) Saffell. Lola the daughter of George Herbert (Hub) Mize and Flora Jane (Sharp) Mize.
Saffell
SAFFELL - Walbert "Dale" Saffell, 79, of Saffell, died Monday at his home following a short illness.
A lifetime resident of Saffell, he was a World War II Army veteran, serving in the 91st Infantry. A retired farmer and timber worker, he was a member of the Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in Strawberry.
Survivors include his wife, Lola Mae Mize Saffell of the home; two daughters, Nyoka Vaulner of Jonesboro and Peggy Sullivan of Strawberry; one brother, Talmadge Saffell of Jonesboro; two sisters, Fern Glasco of Strawberry and Madeline Stinett of Little Rock; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Qualls Funeral Home in Cave City, with Harold Boyd and Remil Layton officiating. Burial was in the Godwin Cemetery at Saffell.
Obituary courtesy of The Jonesboro Sun Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas posted 13 Mar 2001.
Contributed on 11/15/14 by tootied
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