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Submitted: 12/24/18 • Approved: 1/30/19 • Last Updated: 2/2/19 • R1248389-G0-S3
Sept 4, 1922 - Feb 23, 2015
Married Lola June 26, 1946
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Gene Dear passed away peacefully at his home in the Pleasant Valley community, Monday, Feb. 23, at the age of 92 years.
He was a rancher, businessman, and served as executive secretary of the Arkansas Cattlemen's Association for many years.
As a Baptist his entire life, he was a deacon at Wooster First Baptist Church for 30 years. In addition, he was a member of the Greenbrier School District Board of Directors for 11 years.
Born in Duncan, Okla. on Sept. 4, 1922, to Bertha Witten Dear and R.W. Dear, he married the former Lola Dean in June 1946, after returning from service in the Signal Corps in France and Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Bronze Star.
Left with loving memories are his wife of 68 years; their children, Steve (Susan) Dear of Conway and Glenda (Ronnie) Hall of Greenbrier; his six grandchildren, Lauren Dear and Mackenzie Dear of Conway; Rhonda Hall (Barry) Zellner of Wooster, Ark., Kathryn Hall (Tony) Weaver of Conway, David (Allisha) Hall of Greenbrier and Sam (Lauren) Hall of Fort Smith, Ark. He was also blessed with four great-granddaughters and seven (soon to be eight) great-grandsons, as well as several loving nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Elaine Dear (Bob) Smart, of Oklahoma.
Services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 26 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Greenbrier, 501-679-2575, with Rev. Freddie Mark Wilcox officiating.
Burial will follow at Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Sam Hall, David Hall, Tate Zellner, Luke Zellner, Gary Patton and Jim Baker.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Online guestbook:
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com
Contributed on 12/24/18 by hawkinsdonna48
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