William Hackler "Bill" Gullette, Sr., 93, of Carthage, Texas, was born on Jan. 9, 1923, on the Gullette family farm in Van Buren, Arkansas, to the late Charles Richmond Gullette, Sr. and Carrie Hackler Gullette. He graduated from Van Buren High School, earned a bachelor of science degree in Agriculture from the University of Arkansas, and earned a master of science degree in Biology from Stephen F. Austin University. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a navigator and bombardier during WWII. Mr. Gullette's plane was shot down over Germany and he was a POW in Barth, Germany, for six months before the liberation. His brother, Charles Richmond Gullette, Jr., preceded him in death, having been killed in action during WWII. He married Geneva Mizell on Sept. 22, 1951, in Texarkana and she preceded him in death on Dec. 3, 2003. He began his career working at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. Later he worked for Purina Feeds and H.J. Baker. Mr. Gullette taught biology at Panola College for many years and was instrumental in starting the vocational and technical programs. Mr. Gullette moved to Carthage in 1957, from Winnsboro, Louisiana. He was a member of the Carthage Noon Lions Club and served as past-president. Mr. Gullette was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church and was a member of the Loyal Sons Sunday School class. Through the years, he served many rural churches as a lay speaker, often for months at a time. He was a man of great faith, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at the First United Methodist Church with Revs. Keefe Cropper and Leah Hanks officiating under the direction of Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home. Interment followed with full military honors at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at the First United Methodist Church with Revs. Keefe Cropper and Leah Hanks officiating under the direction of Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home. Interment followed with full military honors at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
William Hackler "Bill" Gullette, Sr., 93, of Carthage, Texas, was born on Jan. 9, 1923, on the Gullette family farm in Van Buren, Arkansas, to the late Charles Richmond Gullette, Sr. and Carrie Hackler Gullette. He graduated from Van Buren High School, earned a bachelor of science degree in Agriculture from the University of Arkansas, and earned a master of science degree in Biology from Stephen F. Austin University. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a navigator and bombardier during WWII. Mr. Gullette's plane was shot down over Germany and he was a POW in Barth, Germany, for six months before the liberation. His brother, Charles Richmond Gullette, Jr., preceded him in death, having been killed in action during WWII. He married Geneva Mizell on Sept. 22, 1951, in Texarkana and she preceded him in death on Dec. 3, 2003. He began his career working at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. Later he worked for Purina Feeds and H.J. Baker. Mr. Gullette taught biology at Panola College for many years and was instrumental in starting the vocational and technical programs. Mr. Gullette moved to Carthage in 1957, from Winnsboro, Louisiana. He was a member of the Carthage Noon Lions Club and served as past-president. Mr. Gullette was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church and was a member of the Loyal Sons Sunday School class. Through the years, he served many rural churches as a lay speaker, often for months at a time. He was a man of great faith, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at the First United Methodist Church with Revs. Keefe Cropper and Leah Hanks officiating under the direction of Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home. Interment followed with full military honors at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at the First United Methodist Church with Revs. Keefe Cropper and Leah Hanks officiating under the direction of Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home. Interment followed with full military honors at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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