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Submitted: 8/22/15 • Approved: 3/8/24 • Last Updated: 3/11/24 • R1094131-G0-S3
June 13, 1934 - March 31, 2010
*Obituary
Benton County Daily Record
Saturday, April 3, 2010
GENTRY — Rev. Martin Ellis Capehart, 75, of Gentry, Ark, died March 31, 2010, at Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital, Siloam Springs, Ark. Born June 13, 1934, in Adair, Iowa, he was the son of Ray Ellis Capehart and Gladys Morgan Capehart.
He has lived in the area since 1994 and was an ordained minister through the Wesleyan Church. He married Zelda Hallowell in Cedar Creek Friends Church in Henry County, Iowa, on July 14,1956.
Survivors include his wife, Zelda, of the home; five sons, Martin Capehart Jr. and wife, Sherry, of Bentonville, Ark., Paul Capehart, of Springtown, Ark., Daniel Capehart of Columbia Falls, Mont., Stephen Capehart of Springtown, Ark., and Joel Capehart and wife, Kamela, of Siloam Springs, Ark.; 12 grandchildren; two sisters, Joan Palmer, of Miltonville, Kan., and Jeanne Cunningham, of Seligman, Mo.; and one brother, David Capehart, of Lowell, Ark.
Pallbearers will be Bruce Henman, Josh Granderson, David Goetz, Danny Berndt, Joseph Capehart, Bob Henderson, Tom Kennedy, Charles Schenck and Gary Rounds.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 3, 2010, at Wasson Memorial Chapel, Siloam Springs, Ark, with the Rev, David Hassell and the Rev. Raymond Anderson officiating.
Burial will follow at Springtown Cemetery, Springtown, Ark.
Visitation was held 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 2, 2010, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs.
Donations may be made to OMF International (Overseas Missionary Fellowship).
To sign the online guest book, visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com.
Contributed on 8/22/15 by zcapehart
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