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Submitted: 8/8/12 • Approved: 1/23/23 • Last Updated: 1/26/23 • R739468-G739468-S3
Jack
September 17, 1929 - January 8, 2007
*Obituary
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
ROGERS — E.J. "Jack" Wilmoth, 77, of Rogers died Jan. 8, 2007, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rogers. He was born Sept. 17,1929, in Decatur to Ernest Durwood and Opal Mae Setser Wilmoth.
He grew up in Decatur and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He was a captain in the Marine Corps during the Korean War and had been employed for 47 years by Peterson Industries in Decatur, where he was an executive vice president of Peterson Farms and Peterson International. He was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church in Decatur and served as the mayor of Decatur for 16 years. He married Jerry Massey on March 8, 1952.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Jerry; one son, Chuck Wilmoth and wife Deb of Decatur; one daughter, Carla Jackson and husband Roger of Rogers; four grandchildren, Scott, Jennifer, Jared and Derek; two brothers, Gene Wilmoth and Bill Wilmoth, both of Decatur; one sister, Lorrayne Peterson of Decatur.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs with Dr. John Terry and the Rev. Terry Eaton officiating. Burial will follow in Decatur Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home, online at www.wassonfuneralhome.com.
Jerry
November 21, 1932 - August 8, 2012
*Obituary
Benton County Daily Record
Friday, August 10, 2012
ROGERS - Jerry Dean Wilmoth, 79, of Rogers, Ark., died Aug. 8, 2012, at her home. Born Nov. 21, 1932, in McCrory, Ark., she was the daughter of Herbert Nathan Massey and Bertha Helen Ward Massey.
She grew up in Siloam Springs, Ark., and attended school at Hendrix College in Conway. She moved from Conway to Tulsa, where she went to work for American Airlines. She married Ernest Junior "Jack" Wilmoth in 1952 and lived most of her life in Decatur, Ark. Jerry was a longtime member of First Baptist Church, Decatur.
She was preceded in death by her husband.
Survivors include one son, Chuck Wilmoth and wife, Deb, of Rogers; one daughter, Carla Jackson and husband, Roger, of Rogers; four grandchildren, Scott Wilmoth, Jennifer Wilmoth, Jared Jackson and Derek Jackson; and one sister, Patsy Freeman of Siloam Springs, Ark.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, at Wasson Memorial Chapel, Siloam Springs, with Dr. John Terry officiating. Burial will follow at Decatur Cemetery.
Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs.
To sign the online guest book, visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Ark.
Contributed on 8/8/12 by wfields55
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