Gary Hays Dunlap

Gary Hays Dunlap, 68, of Siloam Springs, Ark., died Sept. 4, 2012, at Circle of Life Hospice, Springdale, Ark. Born July 3, 1944, in Prairie Grove, Ark., he was the son of Bill Bailey and Betty and Hurchel Dunlap. He was a lifelong resident of Northwest Arkansas and a 1962 graduate of Siloam Springs High School. Gary retired from United Telephone Company after working for 25 years and then was self-employed until 2011. He was preceded in death by one grandchild; his parents; and one brother. Survivors include his wife, Linda Parks of Siloam Springs; two daughters, Jerra Torna and husband, Steve, of Montana, and Sherri Copeland and husband, Scott, of Kansas, Okla.; two sons, Gary Dunlap and wife, Amy, of Highfill, Ark., and Wesley Mabry and wife, Melissa, of Centerton, Ark.; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; stepson, Kent Riley and wife, Jamie, of Edgartown, Mass.; stepdaughter, Tonya Mobley and husband, Brian, of Mint Hill, N.C.; one brother and one sister; and a very special friend, Lonnie Eudy of Siloam Springs. Memorial services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at Wasson Memorial Chapel, Siloam Springs, with Pastor Lonnie Nelson and Roger Reid officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Siloam Springs Library, 401 W. University, Siloam Springs, AR 72761. To sign the online guest book, visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Arkansas.