A graveside service for Mr. Arthur Van Court will be held Friday, June 4, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton.
Mr. Arthur Van Court, 77, of Meridian passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 29, 2021.
Mr. Van Court graduated from high school in Kewanee, IL and immediately joined the U.S. Navy in 1962. He proudly served his country and retired after 21 years as a Senior Chief Jet Engine Aviation Machinist's Mate ADJ. His service included assignments working on the F-4 Phantom, F-8 Crusader, P-3 Orion, and the T-2 Buckeye and was also a P-3 flight engineer. After he retired from the Navy, he continued working for various aircraft maintenance contractors and then federal civil service at NAS Meridian. He loved fishing, college football, reminiscing with his old Navy buddies, and he loved his family.
Mr. Van Court was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Alma Van Court; his sister, Sandy Pettitt; and two brothers, Richard Van Court and Robert Van Court.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 3, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.
Mr. Arthur Van Court, 77, of Meridian passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 29, 2021.
Mr. Van Court graduated from high school in Kewanee, IL and immediately joined the U.S. Navy in 1962. He proudly served his country and retired after 21 years as a Senior Chief Jet Engine Aviation Machinist's Mate ADJ. His service included assignments working on the F-4 Phantom, F-8 Crusader, P-3 Orion, and the T-2 Buckeye and was also a P-3 flight engineer. After he retired from the Navy, he continued working for various aircraft maintenance contractors and then federal civil service at NAS Meridian. He loved fishing, college football, reminiscing with his old Navy buddies, and he loved his family.
Mr. Van Court was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Alma Van Court; his sister, Sandy Pettitt; and two brothers, Richard Van Court and Robert Van Court.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 3, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.
A graveside service for Mr. Arthur Van Court will be held Friday, June 4, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton.
Mr. Arthur Van Court, 77, of Meridian passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 29, 2021.
Mr. Van Court graduated from high school in Kewanee, IL and immediately joined the U.S. Navy in 1962. He proudly served his country and retired after 21 years as a Senior Chief Jet Engine Aviation Machinist's Mate ADJ. His service included assignments working on the F-4 Phantom, F-8 Crusader, P-3 Orion, and the T-2 Buckeye and was also a P-3 flight engineer. After he retired from the Navy, he continued working for various aircraft maintenance contractors and then federal civil service at NAS Meridian. He loved fishing, college football, reminiscing with his old Navy buddies, and he loved his family.
Mr. Van Court was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Alma Van Court; his sister, Sandy Pettitt; and two brothers, Richard Van Court and Robert Van Court.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 3, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.
Mr. Arthur Van Court, 77, of Meridian passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 29, 2021.
Mr. Van Court graduated from high school in Kewanee, IL and immediately joined the U.S. Navy in 1962. He proudly served his country and retired after 21 years as a Senior Chief Jet Engine Aviation Machinist's Mate ADJ. His service included assignments working on the F-4 Phantom, F-8 Crusader, P-3 Orion, and the T-2 Buckeye and was also a P-3 flight engineer. After he retired from the Navy, he continued working for various aircraft maintenance contractors and then federal civil service at NAS Meridian. He loved fishing, college football, reminiscing with his old Navy buddies, and he loved his family.
Mr. Van Court was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Alma Van Court; his sister, Sandy Pettitt; and two brothers, Richard Van Court and Robert Van Court.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 3, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.
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