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Submitted: 11/17/18 • Approved: 11/19/18 • Last Updated: 11/22/18 • R1245155-G0-S3
January 12, 1948 - April 3, 2017
Obituary
John L. Engle, age 69, of Mountain View, AR, a native of Stone County, died April 3, 2017, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, AR.
He was born January 12, 1948, in Batesville, AR. to Leonard Cleo Engle and Amey Easter Tinkle. John started school in Mountain View, and completed his education in Illinois. He graduated from Southern Illinois University. He served in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Bennington, He was a hard worker all his life, from working with family in the logging woods to being a member of the international business community. John loved nature, music, his family, and life.
Survivors are his son, John Michael Engle and his daughter-in-law Nicole Nixon; sister Mary Beth Engle; nephews Bill Engle, J.R. Engle, Bob Engle, Tony Little, and niece Jennifer Clendenny. He is survived by 18 great-nieces and nephews, and many great-great nephews and nieces. He is also survived by his sister Babbetta Engle, daughter of Leonard and Gladys Engle, and special friends, Susan Lancaster, and Lucy Hackworth Brown.
Visitation will be Friday, April 7, 2017 from 6 to 8 P.M. at Roller Coffman Chapel in Mountain View, AR. Funeral service will be Saturday, April 8, at 2P.M., also at Roller Coffman Chapel. Interment will follow at Levisy Flat Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Robert Smith, Tom Thomas, and Fred Hubberd, Josh Engle, Ryan Engle, and Levi Engle. Honorary pallbearers are Bill Engle, J.R. Engle, Bob Engle, and Tony Little.
Military honors were provided by the United States Navy Funeral Honor Detail and the Stone County Honor Guard.
Roller Coffman Funeral Home in Mountain View, Arkansas is in charge of the arrangements.
Contributed on 11/17/18 by sandhollow
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