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Vincent Owen Selby

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Vincent Owen Selby, 88, of Fayetteville died April 2, 2014. He was born in Lutherville, Arkansas on June 3, 1925 to parents Samuel Selby and Mary Boley Selby. He attended public school in Lamar, Arkansas and graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1953. He retired from the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department where he served for over 30 years as District Engineer in Fayetteville and Harrison. He was a veteran of WWII and the Korean War and retired as Lt. Colonel from the Arkansas Army National Guard with 26 years total service to his country. He was an ordained deacon and member of Unity Missionary Baptist Church in Farmington. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Pittsburgh Lodge 316 Free and Accepted Masons in Lamar, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his brothers Coleman, Ray, Vaughn, Earl, and Jack Selby, sister, Alma Burgess; grandson, Kenneth Wayne Selby; and wife of 62 years, Ora Inez Turner Selby. He is survived by his children Ken and wife Jeanne of Rogers; Jerry and wife Cindy of Ft. Smith; Janet Linebaugh and husband Scott of Springdale; Denise Rapier and husband Mickey of Rogers; 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 3rd from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nelson-Berna Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held 2, Friday April 4th in the Chapel of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home with Pastor Mickey Rapier officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Comfort Cemetery in Fayetteville. Memorials may be made to Willard Walker Hospice Home 325 Longview Street Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703, or Fellowship Bible Church-Fayetteville Branch, 1051 W. Pleasant Grove Road, Rogers, Arkansas 72753. To sign the online guest book please visit www.nelsonberna.com.

Published April 3, 2014

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