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Submitted: 6/21/17 • Approved: 6/28/17 • Last Updated: 7/1/17 • R1187014-G0-S3
MAJOR US Air Force
World War II
July 29, 1919 - December 26, 1995
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Times
Wednesday, December 27, 1995
D.G. "Jack" Lafferty, 76, of Fayetteville, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 1995, at Washington Regional Medical Center.
Born July 29, 1919, at Hope, he was the son of Bernard and Lula Elizabeth Mayton Lafferty. He was a World War II veteran, serving as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and retiring as a major after 37 years of active and reserve duty. He was a faculty member for the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Arkansas, retiring after 30 years. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the UA and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Fayetteville.
Survivors are his wife, Doris Lafferty of Fayetteville; three daughters, Nancy Bowen of Fayetteville, Linda Lafferty of Chicago, Ill., and Pat Jones of Columbia, Mo.; a brother, Weaver Lafferty of Dallas, Texas; a sister, Wanda Wright of Palm Springs, Calif.; and four grandchildren.
There will be a private graveside service with the Rev. Don Eubanks officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville, with the family greeting friends from 4 to 6 p.m.
Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association, Arkansas Affiliate, 11500 N. Rodney Parham, Suite 19-20, Little Rock; or to American Heart Association, One West Mountain, Fayetteville; or a favorite charity.
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