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Michael Joseph Gartrell Sr.

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Michael Joseph Gartrell Sr., age 66, of Bentonville, went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 12, 2014. He was born in Eunice, La., on July 13, 1947, to the late Dewey and Ophelia Ann (LeJeune) Gartrell. He was a retired first line supervisor with Southwestern Bell Telephone. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam and received the National Defense Service Award and the Good Conduct Ribbon. Survivors include his wife, Sue Gartrell; children, Lori Malone-Pelzel of Bentonville, Michael Joseph Gartrell Jr. and wife, Traci, of Rogers, Leah Gartrell and fiancé Rob Beiber of Seio, Ohio; a sister, Paris Thomas of San Antonio, Texas; grandchildren, Kyla Fairbanks, Sydney Scoggins, Connor Gartrell, Mason Gartrell; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his maternal grandparents, Joe and Hermina Miller, who raised him. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Callison-Lough Funeral Home in Bentonville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday at the Bella Vista Church of Christ, officiated by Randall Castleman. Burial with military honors will follow in Bentonville Cemetery. Memorials, in lieu of flowers, should be made to Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Rd., Springdale, AR 72762. Arrangements are under the care of Callison-Lough Funeral Home of Bentonville. Online condolences may be made at www.callisonlough.com.

Published February 14, 2014

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