Born in Charlotte, Arkansas, on April 3, 1922, the son of Charles Leonard and Mary Frances (Greenfield) Cantrell.
He worked at Countryside Mobile Homes in Newport for over 30 years and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed wood working, gardening, camping and being outdoors. A hard-working man, he liked to tell jokes and square dance. He was a volunteer for the Special Olympics and enjoyed being with family.
He is survived by two sons: Jerry Cantrell and his wife, Kay, of Fresno, CA and Danny Cantrell and his wife, Beth, of Conway, AR; a stepson, Michael Gunter and his wife, Norma, of Pine Bluff; stepdaughters: Janet Scudder and her husband, Darrell, of Morrilton, Judy Altom and her husband, Dale and Tammy Gunter all of Batesville; twelve grand-children: Creighton Cantrell, Marla Nelson, Jera Stevens, Krista Cantrell, Dena Clark, Elissa Pitman, Scherri Richburg, Matthew Gunter, Kelly Jo McCarver, Curtis Fitzpatrick, Aranda House, and Ryan Altom; twenty great-grand-children; two great-great-grand-children; one sister, Mary Hackworth of Newark; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Nola Mae (Foster) Cantrell; his second wife, Lois (Gunter) Cantrell; brothers: Leamon Cantrell, Woodrow Cantrell, Bill Cantrell, Hansel Cantrell, and Ray Cantrell; and sisters: Pearl Baker, Bertha Gipson, and Edith Fields.
Funeral services were at the White River Baptist Church in Oil Trough. Burial was at Maple Springs Cemetery in Rosie under the direction of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
Born in Charlotte, Arkansas, on April 3, 1922, the son of Charles Leonard and Mary Frances (Greenfield) Cantrell.
He worked at Countryside Mobile Homes in Newport for over 30 years and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed wood working, gardening, camping and being outdoors. A hard-working man, he liked to tell jokes and square dance. He was a volunteer for the Special Olympics and enjoyed being with family.
He is survived by two sons: Jerry Cantrell and his wife, Kay, of Fresno, CA and Danny Cantrell and his wife, Beth, of Conway, AR; a stepson, Michael Gunter and his wife, Norma, of Pine Bluff; stepdaughters: Janet Scudder and her husband, Darrell, of Morrilton, Judy Altom and her husband, Dale and Tammy Gunter all of Batesville; twelve grand-children: Creighton Cantrell, Marla Nelson, Jera Stevens, Krista Cantrell, Dena Clark, Elissa Pitman, Scherri Richburg, Matthew Gunter, Kelly Jo McCarver, Curtis Fitzpatrick, Aranda House, and Ryan Altom; twenty great-grand-children; two great-great-grand-children; one sister, Mary Hackworth of Newark; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Nola Mae (Foster) Cantrell; his second wife, Lois (Gunter) Cantrell; brothers: Leamon Cantrell, Woodrow Cantrell, Bill Cantrell, Hansel Cantrell, and Ray Cantrell; and sisters: Pearl Baker, Bertha Gipson, and Edith Fields.
Funeral services were at the White River Baptist Church in Oil Trough. Burial was at Maple Springs Cemetery in Rosie under the direction of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
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s/w Nola Mae; parents of Jerry L. and Danny P. Cantrell
Family Members
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Pearl Azzlee Cantrell Baker
1904–1994
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Bertha A Cantrell Gipson
1906–1990
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Leamon Conway Cantrell
1908–1994
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Edith M. Cantrell Prince
1910–1993
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Charles Woodrow Cantrell
1912–1998
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Turner A. Cantrell
1914–1980
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Hansel F Cantrell
1918–1996
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Harold "Ray" Cantrell
1926–2002
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Mary Lynn Cantrell Hackworth
1933–2017
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